{"id":7456,"date":"2022-03-01T14:07:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T13:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/?p=7456"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T13:19:46","slug":"germany-in-historic-reversal-abandons-pro-putin-russia-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/2022\/03\/01\/germany-in-historic-reversal-abandons-pro-putin-russia-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany, in Historic Reversal, Abandons Pro-Putin Russia Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/2022\/03\/01\/germany-in-historic-reversal-abandons-pro-putin-russia-policy\/bundestag-holds-special-security-session-following-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7457\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7457\" src=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/scholz-russia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/scholz-russia.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/scholz-russia-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a paradigm shift in German defense and energy policies in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. He said that Germany will substantially increase defense spending and take immediate measures to reduce its energy dependence on Russia.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Germany, in Historic Reversal, Abandons Pro-Putin Russia Policy<\/h2>\n<p>Soeren Kern | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/18283\/germany-russia-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gatestone Institute<\/a> | March 1, 2022<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a paradigm shift in German defense and energy policies in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. He said that Germany will substantially increase defense spending and take immediate measures to reduce its energy dependence on Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Scholz has also announced several other important policy reversals: Berlin has halted the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would double shipments of Russian natural gas to Germany by transporting the gas under the Baltic Sea; it has agreed to authorize the transfer of weapons to Ukraine; and it has agreed to ban Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system.<\/p>\n<p>The measures represent a complete reversal of Germany\u2019s post-Cold War Russia policy \u2014 which focused on pursuing economic ties rather than confrontation with Moscow \u2014 and mark a definitive end to the era of former Chancellor Angela Merkel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/18283\/germany-russia-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue Reading Here<\/a>\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a paradigm shift in German defense and energy policies in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. 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