‘For Putin, peace is not a category. For him, it's about victory and defeat,’ says Rüdiger von Fritsch in our exclusive interview on the current situation in the Ukraine war.
Limits of diplomacy
Rüdiger von Fritsch was the German ambassador in Moscow from 2014 to 2019. In this exclusive interview, he explains how diplomatic relations with Russia have changed since 2014. He remembers conflict-ridden times when talks with the Russian side were always possible.
Today, Putin has pushed diplomacy to its limits.
He has brought about a turning point by overturning the chessboard and has since refused any serious opportunity for dialogue.
Solution to the conflict
In the search for a solution to the conflict, we must not forget that we need to understand the logic of the other side and which factors are decisive for it. Often, supposed solutions are only determined by our logic and not by the logic of the other side.
Rüdiger von Fritsch said that Putin was interested in building a new international order. Russia is trying to lead a hybrid war, he explains in our exclusive interview.
