"'So what is going on inside the German government?' EuroIntelligence asked. Its most convincing conclusion is that 'Scholz is surrounded by, or talking to, people who want to reset German-Russian relations after the war.' German industry demands cheap gas to remain competitive and to ensure economic prosperity. EuroIntelligence thus believes to see in Germany a 'fusion of foreign and economic policy with the explicit goal of maximizing corporate exports.' Russia’s war on Ukraine 'is a major disturbance to Germany’s industrial strategy. A reset is the only plausible explanation we have why Scholz is hesitating.'"