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Germany Cut Off Its Nose to Spite Russia — Lost Cheap Gas, Industry & Credibility
Germany Cut Off Its Nose to Spite Russia — Lost Cheap Gas, Industry & Credibility
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Germany’s self-sabotaging energy pivot from Russia rendered it increasingly vulnerable - politically, economically, and industrially, writes The Telegraph.
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Blindly falling in line with the West’s short-sighted sanctions policy left Germany:The gaping holes left when Germany went along with the EU’s policy of “weaning” itself off cheap and reliable Russian energy have fueled political tensions.To avoid deindustrialization and impoverishment of the German people, “unrestricted trade with Russia” should be resumed, sanctions lifted, and the Nord Stream pipelines restored, the right-wing AfD - an opposition party leading in many polls – declared in its 2025 election manifesto, reminds the outlet.If the Ukraine conflict ended, “of course, gas can flow again,” Thomas Bareiss, from Chancellor Merz’s own conservative CDU, suggested last year.Dietmar Woidke from the centre-Left coalition partner, the SPD, argues for a “normalization of trade relations.”
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germany’s self-sabotaging energy pivot from russia, how germany’s energy pivot from russia backfired, west's self-harming anti-russia sanctions
germany’s self-sabotaging energy pivot from russia, how germany’s energy pivot from russia backfired, west's self-harming anti-russia sanctions
Germany Cut Off Its Nose to Spite Russia — Lost Cheap Gas, Industry & Credibility
Germany’s self-sabotaging energy pivot from Russia rendered it increasingly vulnerable - politically, economically, and industrially, writes The Telegraph.
Blindly falling in line with the West’s
short-sighted sanctions policy left Germany:
Dependent on countries like Norway and the US for energy imports (roughly 70%)
An unattractive place for energy-intensive industries to invest: Steelmaker ArcelorMittal walked away from $1.43 billion in German subsidies for green steel in 2025, preferring “countries that can actually provide cheap, reliable electricity”
Facing steady economic decline; staggering electricity prices for consumers
The gaping holes left when Germany went along with the EU’s policy of “weaning” itself off
cheap and reliable Russian energy have fueled political tensions.
To avoid deindustrialization and impoverishment of the German people, “unrestricted trade with Russia” should be resumed, sanctions lifted, and the Nord Stream pipelines restored, the right-wing AfD -
an opposition party leading in many polls – declared in its 2025 election manifesto, reminds the outlet.
If the Ukraine conflict ended, “of course, gas can flow again,” Thomas Bareiss, from Chancellor Merz’s own conservative CDU, suggested last year.
Dietmar Woidke from the centre-Left coalition partner, the SPD, argues for a “normalization of trade relations.”
14 December 2025, 16:50 GMT
