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> and the strategy behind the German government's policy towards Russia for 15 years. Seeing what the likes of Gerhard Schröder is doing and given other econom
by modo_mario 4y ago
> and the strategy behind the German government's policy towards Russia for 15 years.
Seeing what the likes of Gerhard Schröder is doing and given other economic incentives that favoured Germany I don't think that was the main idea behind it.
- cseleborg 4y agoWell, there's Schröder, of course, definitely a bit embarrassing now. But there were also those for whom this actually was a legitimate foreign policy strategy. I do believe DE's current president and former foreign policy minister, F.-W. Steinmeier, genuinely thought increasing business with Russia was the way to keep Europe's annoying neighbour civil.
- modo_mario 4y agoWas Germany during this time not opposed to the idea of essentially group buying Russian gas rather than letting it be used as a political bat? If so, why?