Alienation and cooperation
Year: 2019

In Germany, signs are emerging of a change in policy towards Russia. A new generation is entering the political stage, and calls are repeatedly being made to resolve the confrontation. Nevertheless, there is every indication that the policy adopted by Berlin since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and unleashed the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine will remain in place. There is now no hope left for a partnership with a democratic, constitutional Russia. Attempts to maintain or renew contacts are not a