The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin’s Man in Germany

[Ginza]

Would you say the same about Poland 80% Russian gas, Romania, Bulgaria 85% Russian gas, Italy 25%, France 23%.
Or the UK which imported over 230 million Euro oil from Russia since the war started.

No, because this thread is about Germany.

Germany is also by far the biggest financer and enabler of Putin and the Oligarchs.

 

[Tangmo]

No other country has allowed Russia more influence through bribes then the UK. The oligarchs own politicos from Johnson down to every level.
London whoreships the Russian money, is the money laundry of Russia.
From politicos, to real estate, to soccer clubs its Russian money.

It is the UK which is the Russian whore in Europe.

Too many Germans live with their hate of UK and bitterness toward the USA.

Hung over from the first half of the 20th century.

By 1970 the Germans were already reaching out to Russia in the long term and miserably failed policy of Ostpolitik, ie, act East meaning Russia. It's the old Bismarck Imperative....

By Bismarck but before him too, Russia and Germany together would dominate Europe and guarantee a Russo-German Pax Europa that would assure peace, stability, prosperity. Yet no matter, the more together Russia and Germany connect, it consistently manifests as war. Germany's Ostpolitik since 1970 but especially post cold war, enabled Putin The Barbarian to invade Ukraine. Yet Bismarck knew too, it's predictable the Russians will go stupid on us.