“I was shocked by what he said, he does not know the amount of money that the EU sends to Ukraine every year. This is annoying. Perhaps he should have read his papers better, perhaps he was poorly informed by Bogdan, ”the parliamentarian quotes Interfax-Ukraine.
She suggested that "maybe he just wanted to impress Trump."
“Just say that you may not know, but we need our French and German and Western partners from the EU just as we need the USA, Canada and others. You don’t go against someone, and at the same time show respect, at least to the same Mrs. Merkel, who spent so much effort on the Ukrainian issue, ”added Cramon-Taubadel.
As the deputy noted, the president does not know how much money he receives, from which country, from which donor, which is a "very alarming signal."
However, she believes that the situation will not change the position of Germany in relation to Ukraine.
In September, a transcript of Zelensky’s conversation with Trump was published. During the conversation, the Ukrainian leader complained about France and Germany due to the fact that they "do not comply with sanctions" against Russia.
The American president noted that the United States "spends a lot of time and effort" on Ukraine, and Germany "does nothing", which Zelensky agreed.
Der Spiegel later wrote that Zelensky “insulted the German government” by agreeing with Trump’s statement that Chancellor Angela Merkel does little for Kiev.
More details in the material RT.