It must rank as some form of political satire that Angela Merkel has been awarded Germany’s highest political honour. Not least because the former Chancellor will most likely be remembered foremost for turning a blind eye to the security threat posed by Russia.
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit has previously been given to only two of Germany’s greatest postwar leaders.
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