{"id":7862,"date":"2026-01-06T10:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=7862"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:12:38","slug":"mertz-ukraine-energetychna-kryza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/mertz-ukraine-energetychna-kryza\/","title":{"rendered":"Mertz: Ukraine is on the verge of a humanitarian energy crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine on the verge of humanitarian energy crisis, but Putin only intensifies attacks - Mertz<\/h2>\n

Ukraine is on the verge of humanitarian energy crisis<\/strong>, while the president of Russia Vladimir Putin<\/strong> only intensifies attacks on civilian infrastructure<\/strong>, The German Chancellor said. Friedrich Merz<\/strong> in an interview ZDF<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to him, strikes on energy facilities, hospitals and other civilian targets are a deliberate strategy of the Kremlin<\/strong>, which has the following characteristics war crimes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Statement by the German Chancellor<\/h3>\n

Friedrich Merz<\/strong> stressed that the German government is committed to ending the war in Ukraine, but peace is impossible with Moscow's current behaviour.<\/p>\n

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The Russian leadership has demonstrated a complete disregard for international humanitarian law by deliberately targeting objects that provide basic life for the civilian population.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A condition for ending the war<\/h3>\n

The key to ending the war, according to Merz, is Providing Ukraine with real, not symbolic, security guarantees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that:<\/p>\n

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    guarantees must be received simultaneously from the US and Europe<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    they should be clearly defined and effective<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Without such guarantees, any agreements with Russia will have no real force.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Context.<\/h3>\n

    The German Chancellor's statement came against the backdrop of Russia's massive missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure<\/strong>, The situation in Ukraine has been characterised by a series of power, heat and water outages in major cities.<\/p>\n

    Experts warn that further destruction of the power grid could lead to humanitarian consequences<\/strong> for millions of Ukrainians, especially in winter.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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