German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the right measures that the EU has adopted in relation to Russia – Ekho Moskvy radio station

In addition, she accused Moscow of destabilizing the situation not only in Ukraine, but also in other post-Soviet countries.

Angela Merkel pointed out that Russia had violated the Budapest Memorandum 1994, encroaching guaranteed Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. Without consequences it could not leave – said the Chancellor in an interview with the German newspaper “Welt am Sonntag”. “Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, our eastern neighbor countries signed an Association Agreement with the EU, based on their sovereign decision” – continues Merkel – “Russia prepares difficulties these three countries.”

As an example, she brought Moldavia and internal conflict over Transnistria. Speaking of the other former Soviet countries – Baltic – Angela Merkel doubted that they face military action, but confirmed its willingness, if necessary, to provide military assistance to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a member of NATO. Russian influence extends not only to the post-Soviet countries, the head of the German government, – “We can see that Russia is making economic and political attempts to put in dependence on a number of countries in the Balkans”, – concluded the Chancellor.

On the eve of another European leader – Francois Hollande – held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the government airport terminal “Vnukovo”. Based on its results, Putin expressed the hope that a short visit of the French president “will benefit the solution of many problems.” It is known that the meeting was devoted to the events in Ukraine, the question of “Mistral”, according to Vladimir Putin, it was not raised.