Merkel Rules out Participation in Ukrainian Peace Process

On Tuesday, Former German chancellor Angela Merkel said the question of her participation in the potential Ukrainian reconciliation process "has not been raised."

"Such question has not been raised," she said in an interview to Italian weekly magazine Sette.

Merkel noted that she had no idea of how the conflict in Ukraine will end.

"It will eventually end in negotiations. Wars normally end at the negotiating table," the ex-chancellor said. 

"But there is a difference between a peace that was imposed - which many people, including me, do not want to happen - and open, friendly negotiations. I don’t have anything else to add."

Commenting on her government's policy towards Russia and Ukraine, Merkel stated that the logic of her decision-making process "still seems rational" to her.

"It was all about preventing a war, similar to the conflict that is unfolding now. We failed, but it does not mean that it was wrong to try," she added.