Germany’s Failed Energy and Russia Policy: How Manuela Schwesig’s Pro-Russian Stance is Damaging Relations with Europe

Schwesig railed against the delivery of liquid gas from the USA - consequently, a "climate foundation" was created under her aegis in 2021 in order to circumvent US sanctions in the interests of Russia.
Schwesig railed against the delivery of liquid gas from the USA – consequently, a “climate foundation” was created under her aegis in 2021 in order to circumvent US sanctions in the interests of Russia.

The reappraisal of Germany’s energy and Russia policy has failed, and Manuela Schwesig, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is at the center of the scandal – writes Philipp Fritz for the Die Welt. Despite her aggressively pro-Russian stance and her commitment to the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, she remains in office, with little remorse for the damage she has caused to Germany and Europe.

Schwesig’s actions have led to her being persona non grata in Poland, with leading politicians refusing to meet her. However, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz continues to open liquid gas terminals with her and smile for the cameras, as if nothing has happened. This is an obscenity, particularly because no one seems to be bothered by Schwesig’s actions.

Her case represents a problem in Germany, as it shows that the process of coming to terms with the country’s failed energy and Russia policies has not yet begun. How can it, when Schwesig continues to act as if everything is the same, as if a brutal, genocidal war had not broken out in Europe?

Germany has lost a significant amount of trust among its partners in foreign policy, particularly in the Baltic, Poland, and Ukraine. To regain this trust, politicians who want good relations with these countries should keep their distance from Schwesig and take the first step towards a reappraisal of Germany’s Russia cuddling. It’s time for a “turn of the era” in Berlin.

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