"German chancellor Friedrich Merz has told the Munich Security Council Russia's war against Ukraine will only end when Russia is at least economically, potentially militarily, exhausted. The German chancellor described the security gathering as a seismograph for the state of US-European relations. Merz said the Ukraine war had forced Europe to return from a vacation from world history. With Russia's war against Ukraine entering its fifth year, the conflict was high on the agenda at the security conference."
"He said it was a huge strategic mistake to urge Ukraine to accept it was defeated. One day Russians will have to reckon with the enormity of the crime committed in their name, with the futility of the pretexts and the devastating, longer term effects on their country, but until that time comes, we will not lower the guard."
Russia's war against Ukraine will only end when Russia is at least economically and potentially militarily exhausted. The Munich security gathering served as a seismograph for the state of US-European relations. The Ukraine war forced Europe to return from a vacation from world history and dominated the conference agenda as the conflict entered its fifth year. Any peace settlement must protect Ukraine, preserve European security and disincentivize further Russian invasions while avoiding a calamitous global precedent. Urging Ukraine to accept defeat is a strategic mistake, and Russia must one day reckon with the enormity of crimes committed in its name. European leaders planned talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and China offered new humanitarian aid after discussions with Ukraine's foreign minister. Diplomatic negotiations continued alongside high-level engagement by US and European officials.
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