Ukraine simply did not exist today.
Angela Merkel, former Chancellor of Germany:
In connection with the war in Ukraine, as you know, I was scolded that the whole negotiation with Russia was a mistake.
But let's mentally go back to 2015, when the Russians were already close to simply taking over all of Ukraine. So it was absolutely necessary to try to get at least some kind of ceasefire or some kind of agreement.
And if now they just say that it was a mistake to ever talk to Putin, then I can only say: as far as I know, without it, Ukraine as we know it today would not exist at all.
Therefore, I encourage those involved in the political debate to think again about that time and think about what the world was like then.