In Their Last Meeting Angela Merkel Asks Putin for Help in Getting Her Out of Afghan Mess
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday bypassed Joe Biden and the United States and asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for support in rescuing local Afghan forces after the Taliban takeover.
The remarks came during Merkel’s trip to Moscow — likely the last in her capacity as chancellor as she is due to step down from politics following Germany’s general election in September.
But it also came at a time of immense global strife, just days after the Taliban’ seized control of Kabul, Afghanistan and the rising tensions in Ukraine.
What did they say about Afghanistan?
The two leaders have had different ideas about the Taliban’s capture of Kabul. Merkel has described the situation as “bitter,
