Gazprom directly funded the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Climate and Environmental Protection Foundation[1], for example. Here's an example from 2014 of Russia

Gazprom directly funded the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Climate and Environmental Protection Foundation[1], for example. Here's an example from 2014 of Russia funding greens in the EU to undermine shale oil to maintain dependence on Russian gas[2]. It's also generally accepted that Russian interests funded the US green presidential candidate Jill Stein (though it's a little murky). > to get cheap gas and have a channel of communication and common interests with the "enemy" open. Yeas, I'm familiar with the legacy of Ostpolitik after the fall of the USSR and reunification. > And back then having close ties to Russia was good idea actually I'm specifically claiming that it probably was not a good idea in retrospect, and concerning what was known then about Putin. > Also as a European, less reliance on the US is a good thing. I can understand why you would feel that way and I have no love for KSA, but clearly reliance on Russia has been a mistake. [1] https://www.transparency.org/en/press/germany-state-government-conceals-gazprom-connection-controversial-environmental-foundation-beneficial-ownership https://www.transparency.org/en/press/germany-state-governme... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/19/russia-secretly-working-with-environmentalists-to-oppose-fracking https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/19/russia-s...