#DEpol #Merkel #Scholz #NordStream2

(2/n)

...also from Olaf's party, was the scandalous #GerhardSchröder, who is in so deep with #Russia in general and #Gazprom that many in his party have distanced himself from him.

Until the escalation of the #WarInUkraine in 2022, the decades-old mantra of #German foreign policy was, "Wandel durch Handel" ("Change Through Commerce.)" The same type of disastrous foreign policy that the US had been pursuing with #China before #Xi's rise.
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#KakhovkaDam #WarInUkraine

It might be lost in translation, but I presume the #Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station (HPP) used to serve the #Ukrainian energy grid while the Kakhovka Dam hadn't been destroyed, presumably by the #Russian invaders, yet.*

If so, why would the Ukrainian forces now attack that HPP?

And further still, why would you celebrate this?

Please explain.

*
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-kakhovka-dam-collapse-investigation-f5b76fe1ddbf98aa5ff7e4dfd3199c38

Russia had means, motive and opportunity to destroy Ukraine dam, drone photos and information show

Exclusive drone photos and information obtained by The Associated Press shows that Russia had the means, motive and opportunity to bring down a Ukrainian dam that collapsed earlier this month while under Russian control.

^{Mstyslav Chernov (AP News)}

#RUS #RUSpol #WarInUkraine #Russia

*Ethnic Germans in Russia as Cannon Fodder*

(3/n)

...quite some more Russian-speakers of this category.

Moreover, and quite apart, of the about 4 million Russian-speaking people in Germany, 2.5 mn are of German descent (#Russlanddeutsche) who emigrated to Germany, being eligible for citizenship. 2)

I would call this a powder keg. And #Putler seems to have found a way to ignite it.

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1)
https://www.merkur.de/politik/russland-wahl-deutschland-putin-ausland-stimmen-protest-ergebnis-2024-berlin-bonn-zr-92896070.html

2)
https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/russlanddeutsche-russland-deutschland-100.html

Russischsprachige Menschen - wer sie sind und wie sie leben

In zwei Tagen jährt sich der russische Angriff auf die Ukraine zum zweiten Mal. Mit dem Krieg wurde auch das Leben von vielen Deutschen aus Russland hier bei uns schwieriger. Wer sind diese Menschen und wie leben sie?

^{Susanna Zdrzalek und Julian Budjan (Daten) (wdr.de)}

#RUS #RUSpol #WarInUkraine #Russia

*Ethnic Germans in Russia as Cannon Fodder*

(2/n)

...This will most likely sow dissension and further devide the German population.

What is the scale of the problem?

At least 280,000 Russians living in Germany were eligible to vote in the fake Russian Presidential Election this year. 1) Most most likely voted in his favor. Most likely, if married, their kids weren't of German-descent, so there are...

1)
https://www.merkur.de/politik/russland-wahl-deutschland-putin-ausland-stimmen-protest-ergebnis-2024-berlin-bonn-zr-92896070.html

Wahl in Russland: Welche Rolle Russen in Deutschland spielen

Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin steht vor der Wiederwahl. Auch die über 250.000 in Deutschland lebende Russen können in Berlin und Bonn wählen.

^{www.merkur.de}