Hitler-Putin Analogy Distracts From Ukraine Woes, Germany Says
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Controversy over an analogy between Russia’s annexation of Crimea and Nazi Germany’s seizure of Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia distracts from efforts to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said.
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on March 31 that an escalation of tensions in Ukraine may give Russia reason to annex more parts of the country under the pretext of protecting its citizens, adding that “Hitler took over the Sudetenland with such methods.” Schaeuble said late yesterday his comment wasn’t meant as a comparison.