German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended promoting ties with Russia during her time in office.
She also said Vladimir Putin must not be underestimated.
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She also said Vladimir Putin must not be underestimated.
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00:00In any case, I believe that he has completely overestimated his powers.
00:05And at the same time, I write, we started there,
00:07you should not underestimate him,
00:09because he is a wild and brutal determination on the day.
00:15At the moment, however, it looks as if Ukraine is losing the war.
00:19I don't think so and I don't hope so.
00:22That Ukraine...
00:25Well, I don't see that.
00:28I also write very consciously, Russia must not win this war.
00:31On the one hand, it was about cheap gas,
00:33that was good for the German economy.
00:35On the other hand, I did not want to cut off all economic relations with Russia.
00:38That was the situation.
00:40And also in retrospect, I cannot find that this led to Putin,
00:47if Nord Stream 2 had not existed,
00:49he might not have attacked Ukraine.