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The article doesn't talk about the Green party, but rather of a (supposedly) environmental group related to the SPD, the centrist party of Scholz and Schröder.

by morsch 5y ago

The article doesn't talk about the Green party, but rather of a (supposedly) environmental group related to the SPD, the centrist party of Scholz and Schröder. Though Merkel had ample time to stop North Stream 2, and didn't. The Green party was founded in the 80s, and being anti nuclear is part of its founding axioms. It's also a majority position in Germany. The Greens were also opposed to NS2 from the start.

nl 5y ago
This is correct. First, some background. The Green party in Germany has traditionally been anti-Russia: Germany’s new political alignments paved the way for this revolution. Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) governs with the values-driven Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, both of which advocate a tougher line toward Moscow. The Centralist SPD has in the past been pro-Russia, in particular under Gerhard Schröder: Faced with indefensible Russian actions, the “dialogue” wing of the SPD has seen its arguments crumble. The most visible advocate for pro-Russian positions, ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of the SPD, has come under fire from the entire party leadership for his positions on the boards of Russian energy corporations such as Nord Stream AG, Rosneft, and just recently Gazprom (although that is still pending). Schröder has in a matter of weeks gone from being one of Russia’s most valuable assets in Germany to a political liability. From https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/27/putin-war-ukraine-germany-scholz-revolution/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/27/putin-war-ukraine-germa... which has a lot of useful background. It's green groups within the SPD that were funded by Russia, not the Green Party. From the originally linked article: It is the creation of Manuela Schwesig, the state’s Social Democratic premier, who is an ally of Gerhard Schröder, Germany’s former chancellor and chairman of Nord Stream II. Schröder has been attacked by political opponents for his close relationship with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president

by morsch 5y ago

nl 5y ago

This is correct. First, some background. The Green party in Germany has traditionally been anti-Russia: Germany’s new political alignments paved the way for this revolution. Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) governs with the values-driven Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, both of which advocate a tougher line toward Moscow. The Centralist SPD has in the past been pro-Russia, in particular under Gerhard Schröder: Faced with indefensible Russian actions, the “dialogue” wing of the SPD has seen its arguments crumble. The most visible advocate for pro-Russian positions, ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of the SPD, has come under fire from the entire party leadership for his positions on the boards of Russian energy corporations such as Nord Stream AG, Rosneft, and just recently Gazprom (although that is still pending). Schröder has in a matter of weeks gone from being one of Russia’s most valuable assets in Germany to a political liability. From https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/27/putin-war-ukraine-germany-scholz-revolution/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/27/putin-war-ukraine-germa... which has a lot of useful background. It's green groups within the SPD that were funded by Russia, not the Green Party. From the originally linked article: It is the creation of Manuela Schwesig, the state’s Social Democratic premier, who is an ally of Gerhard Schröder, Germany’s former chancellor and chairman of Nord Stream II. Schröder has been attacked by political opponents for his close relationship with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president