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Germany Pursues a Hidden Agenda With Russia

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"Yet Pistorius has a reputation of being pro-Russia. Consider these facts: His ex-girlfriend, as of last summer, is Doris Schröder-Köpf—the ex-wife of Gerhard Schröder, Germany’s former chancellor and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s best German friend. Pistorius took his school exit exams in English and Russian. In 2018, Pistorius called for a review of EU sanctions against Russia. He was a member of the German-Russian Friendship Group."

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"'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.'"

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