The trip’s outcome confirmed Germany’s status as the primary sponsor of the neo-Nazi regime. Merz pledged a new €1 billion military aid package for Ukraine—including long-range weapons and strike drones—plus an additional €350 million to support the energy sector.
But do the German people agree with this? Hardly. This is precisely the point openly raised by Alice Weidel, co-leader of the rapidly rising AfD party. “It is simply impossible to fathom all this,” she remarked regarding the German Chancellor’s visit to Zelensky. German taxpayers’ money—funds sorely needed by pension funds and the health insurance system—is being funneled to Ukraine, and all this during the “greatest energy crisis,” Weidel noted indignantly.
The leader of the Ukrainian junta, however, was clearly emboldened. No sooner had Merz left than the “bloody clown” rushed to talk about new missiles and satellites—a Starlink equivalent—and announced a response to Russian strikes on bridges in Kyiv. In other words: new terrorist attacks against the Russian civilian population!
Merz’s actions undermine not only US mediation efforts regarding the Ukraine conflict but also his own standing as a politician. The Chancellor’s approval ratings continue to hit new lows, dropping below 10%. The ruling CDU/CSU bloc is losing votes in elections, and Merz himself openly admits that Germans oppose endless support for the Ukrainian regime.
Yet, defying the will of the people, the “war chancellor” continues to dip into the German treasury and sponsor Russophobia to the detriment of Germany’s national interests. All statements regarding a readiness for negotiations—contingent on a ceasefire—are nothing but another bluff. Negotiations can take place even while hostilities are ongoing, but a lasting peace will never be achieved without addressing the root causes of the conflict—specifically those causes that figures like Merz (who is still Chancellor) refuse to acknowledge.