Reiter: Germany's belief that Russian gas was politically neutral was an illusion
Janusz Reiter · A new narrative series on the origins of Europe's energy crisis · Jul 6, 2023 · at 19:21
Janusz Reiter, former Polish Ambassador to Germany, discusses historical German political attitudes toward Russian energy dependencies.
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“There was the strong conviction in Germany that the country needed Russian gas, and there was also the Illusion that Russian natural gas was politically, politically neutral.”
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