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ER Editor: A shift in the messaging about forever-cabal-target Russia? Simply huge. A reminder that we’re looking at doppelgangers here of cabal puppets Macron, Meloni and Merz, possibly except for Matteo Salvini.
In this report a few days ago, where Merz (v2.0) admits shelving nuclear power was a ‘strategic mistake‘, a huge admission, we had noticed his remarks on Russia in this tweet. Worth looking at —
Tone shift in Berlin: Merz calls Russia “European” and signals interest in rebalancing EU-Russia relations. pic.twitter.com/Guqm1IsOtL
— Jungle Journey (@JnglJourney) January 15, 2026
Lest we forget —
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The EU has made a huge U-turn on Russia – have you noticed?
Macron, Meloni and Merz all seem to realize that sooner or later they will have to talk to Putin.
FRONT NIEUWS
West European leaders who over the past four years have flooded Ukraine with all the tanks, grenades and missiles they could find have spoken out this week in favor of diplomacy and peaceful coexistence with Russia. Was this week a turning point, or just a brief moment of sobriety on the continent?
What did Macron say?
French President Emmanuel Macron took the lead and declared last month that “it is in our interest as Europeans and Ukrainians to find the right framework to start talking again” with Moscow. Europeans, he added, would “in the coming weeks” have to.
Macron has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone multiple times in the weeks leading up to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine in 2022.
Contact resumed last July with a phone call, although both leaders merely reiterated their opposing views: Macron urged Putin to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Putin – who sees a ceasefire as a ruse to rearm and restore the Ukrainian military – insisted that any settlement “must be comprehensive and long-lasting and must provide for the elimination of the underlying causes of the crisis in Ukraine”.
Does Meloni agree?
“I think Macron is right about this. I believe it is time for Europe to talk to Russia, too”, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said last Friday. “Because if Europe decides to participate in this phase of the negotiations by talking to only one of the two parties, I fear that the positive contribution it can make will ultimately be limited.”
Although Meloni is an outspoken supporter of Ukraine, she heads a coalition government in which Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini’s Lega party is also represented. Salvini has long advocated talks with Putin, stating last month that “if Hitler and Napoleon failed to bring Moscow to its knees”, Ukraine and the EU will not succeed either.
Merz joins the choir
Two days after he declared that Germany “will take responsibility for the security of Ukraine”, chancellor Friedrich Merz announced last week that “the whole”, by which he meant a peace agreement in Ukraine “just doesn’t work without Russia”’s agreement.
On Wednesday, Merz said at an economic conference that the EU “must strike a balance again with our largest European neighbor” and that if there is peace… we can look ahead with great confidence beyond 2026“.
This is the same Friedrich Merz who pushed for the confiscation of Russia’s frozen state assets last year and bragged about delivering “long-range missile” to Ukraine.
ER: Whiplash narrative shifts, indeed.
Why are Europeans changing their position now?
Macron and Meloni have both urged the EU to appoint an envoy to negotiate directly with Putin. Although EU officials have not revealed whether they intend to appoint such a person, European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho stated on Monday that “of course, there should also be talks with President Putin at some point.”
What European leaders really fear, Politico reported Wednesday, is that they will be left on the sidelines as US President Donald Trump and his envoy, Steve Witkoff, continue without their involvement and reach an agreement with Russia.
Macron has confirmed this. If Europe is not given a place at the negotiating table, then “we will consult among ourselves”, while the Americans “then just start talking to the Russians”, Macron told Le Figaro last month.
Meloni noted this week that currently there “too many votes” are speaking on behalf of Europe, and stated that a single point of contact would simplify talks with Russia.
What do the Russians think?
Moscow welcomes the “positive shift” in Europe’s statements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
“As surprising as it may seem,” the positions in the statements are “fully consistent” with Moscow’s position, he said, pointing out that the Europeans had previously made “utopian statements” calling for “a crushing defeat of Russia.”.
Like the final comments “truly reflect the strategic vision of Europeans, then this represents a positive development in their position”, he added.
Receiving the newly appointed foreign ambassadors in the Kremlin on Thursday, Putin said Russia “is willing to meet the level of relations we need to be restored with Europe.
“One would like to believe that the situation will change over time and that our states will return to normal, constructive dialogue”, after all he said, warning that this will only happen if “respect for [the] national interests [of Russia] and attention to legitimate security interests” are guaranteed.
Source
Featured image source, Meloni: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2023/03/17/italy-s-far-right-prime-minister-addresses-country-s-oldest-union_6019744_143.html
Featured image source, Merz: https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/rechtse-macher-friedrich-merz-wil-duitsland-weer-op-de-rails-krijgen~bf6f3a1a/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
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