The German chancellor recalled the history of
German unity and draw a parallel between Crimea’s incorporation into Russia and
the German unification.
MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. Russian Foreign
Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has noted ironically that the parallel
between Crimea’s reunification with Russia and the unification of Germany drawn
by German Chancellor Angela Merkel could give an opportunity to speak about
"candidate hacking" by "Russian hackers" rather than about
campaign headquarters hacking.
In an
interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung published on Sunday,
Merkel recalled the history of German unity and draw a parallel between
Crimea’s incorporation into Russia and the German unification.
"When I
hear that, for one, the annexation of Crimea should be simply accepted, I think
what would have happened, if the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was treated
in the same manner under the slogan that Germany remains divided, that nothing
can be changed here."
Head of
Germany’s Free Democratic Party Christian Lindner earlier suggested temporarily
taking the Crimean issue off the table and building relations with Russia
without taking the Crimean issue into account. His stance drew criticism from
members of the government and representatives of all major political parties
except for Alternative for Germany.
"They
say, ‘Beware of your desires.’ Could someone imagine a couple of years ago that
the German chancellor would solve the complex Crimean dilemma by mentioning it
in the context of the German unification?" Zakharova wrote on her Facebook
page on Monday.
She
recalled that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at the Munich
conference in 2015, "The
unification of Germany took place without any referendums, and we were active
supporters of that process." This remark triggered outrage, Zakharova went
on to say. Now, however, mentioning Crimea and the unification of Germany is
"the point of view of the German leadership," the diplomat concluded.
"Now
we have an additional adamant argument that clearly points to the historical
fairness of what happened, as the people of Russia and Crimea rather than of
Crimea and Ukraine were divided against their own free will.
This is confirmed
not only by the 2014 referendum, but also the referendums and attempts to hold
them made since the collapse of the Soviet Union. On the other hand, I do not
rule out that tomorrow some German media outlets will report that ‘Russian
hackers’ described as a threat to Germans hacked the candidate this time
instead of an election campaign headquarters," Zakharova pointed out
ironically.
Source: ITAR-TASS 11-09-2017
