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German dependency on Russian gas is a lot older than that. Ostpolitik dates back to the ‘60s.
by bobthepanda 5y ago
German dependency on Russian gas is a lot older than that. Ostpolitik dates back to the ‘60s.
- tmerse 5y agoJein (Yes and no). Helmut Schmidt even advocated for diversification in 1988 (no importer should account for more than 30% - of course more with oil in mind but the principle stands). https://www.zeit.de/1988/08/sieben-prinzipien-vernuenftiger-energiepolitik https://www.zeit.de/1988/08/sieben-prinzipien-vernuenftiger-... Contrary to this, Russian gas imports to Germany used to account for 40% of total consumption in 2012 vs 52% as of today.