Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel insists that she considers her decision not to accept Ukraine into NATO in 2008 to be correct, despite criticism from Ukrainian President Voloymyr Zelensky.
Merkel's spokeswoman said this on Monday at the request of the DPA news agency.
"Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel supports her decisions in connection with the 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest," the spokeswoman said.
At the same time, Merkel supported international efforts to end Russia's war of invasion in Ukraine, but did not respond to the invitation to come to Bucha.
"Given the atrocities that are becoming visible in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine, all efforts by the federal government and the international community to be on the side of Ukraine and end Russia's barbarism and war against Ukraine have the former chancellor's full support," the spokeswoman added.
Ukrainian President Voloymyr Zelensky the day before invited former German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to visit Bucha to "see for themselves what the policy of concessions to Russia has led to."
Zelensky also recalled that April 3 marked the 14th anniversary of the NATO summit in Bucharest, when there was a chance to take Ukraine out of the "gray zone" in eastern Europe.
