European Union must have a central role in Ukraine peace deal, Ursula von der Leyen said.

She is right. Why is Trump playing power broker and making deals with Russia over Ukraine?

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meJess · F

Ursula is not capable of being a defence minister, according to her own countrymen. She is not capable of negotiating a trade agreement with the US, as shown by backing down in areas that were previously not negotiable with any other country.

The EU cannot negotiate with Putin they don’t have the ability.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@meJessIgnoring your slur, no-one can "negotiate" with Putin except by offering him what he wants.

Whilel negotating with Trump must be like trying to play snooker on a ship. You never know which way he will roll next.

meJess · F

@ArishMell it is my opinion backed by her poor performance as German defence minister and underscored by cross political reviews in the German press.

But if you are a fan of hers then you might see such an opinion as a slur. 😁

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@meJess I am not a fan of her at all!

sree251 · 41-45, M

@ArishMell

I am not a fan of her at all!

Who are you a fan of?

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@sree251 I don't use the term "fan" when talking about politicians. I prefer to judge their political views, policies and abilities; and the organisations they represent.

I don't know enough about Ursula Von der Leyen, nor Germany's domestic politics, to judge them, but I am very critical of the European Union in which Germany is a major contributor, thinking it a good idea gone wrong.

(Germany, Italy and France are the main financial contributors to the EU, as was the UK until we left it.)

sree251 · 41-45, M

@ArishMell

I don't use the term "fan" when talking about politicians. I prefer to judge their political views, policies and abilities; and the organisations they represent.

It's their political views that define the politicians. We are not interested in them as private individuals. Who cares if they collect butterflies and like same sex marriage. So, what is it that you don't fancy about Ursula von der Leyen?

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@sree251 I did mean their political veiws, etc.

I don't know enough about her work to be fair about her. She is just one in a far larger institution, and in most European nations it is the institutions as a whole that count.