What you’re saying about German support is indeed true (that’s why I said it’s not even worth discussing Hungary), but it’s also undeniably true that both Merkel and Schröder were commited supporters of russian genocidal imperialism.
I will note that she has never made any statements around the universal support for imperialism among the russians (84% supported the annexation of Crimea and this is with preference falsification accounted for). Yet she is clearly comfortable blaming Poland and the Baltic nations, that warned her that the russians cannot be trusted and are incapable of good faith actions or negotiations.
What you’re saying about German support is indeed true (that’s why I said it’s not even worth discussing Hungary), but it’s also undeniably true that both Merkel and Schröder were commited supporters of russian genocidal imperialism.
Case in point (from Oct 2025 no less):
Merkel blasted by Baltics, Poland for suggesting they share blame for Russia’s Ukraine invasion
I will note that she has never made any statements around the universal support for imperialism among the russians (84% supported the annexation of Crimea and this is with preference falsification accounted for). Yet she is clearly comfortable blaming Poland and the Baltic nations, that warned her that the russians cannot be trusted and are incapable of good faith actions or negotiations.