The saying “Old is Gold” is well-known and true. No matter how quickly the world is changing, old movies, old music, old locations, or good old traditional meals still hold high value and are remembered. The same is true of previous partnerships. The old ties may appear to disappear with time, but they live on forever. Russia and Germany appear to be proving the same point in contemporary geopolitics.
Germany-Russia Umbilical Cord remains uncut
The American strategy in the Ukraine conflict is aimed solely at severing ties between Europe and Russia, and the West has made desperate attempts to do so. However, in the end, their efforts may be in vain.
Despite the harsh sanctions imposed on Moscow since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, a paper published by Robert Habeck’s economy ministry claimed that trade data showed a “considerable amount” of sanctioned products were being exported from the EU and Germany to certain third countries “and then exported further from there to Russia. “This suggests that German businesses are still secretly conducting business with Russia.
In 2022, Russian coal provided for more than half of Germany’s needs, with almost 30 percent of the coal imported by Germany coming from the nation under sanctions. Despite sanctions that would have prevented imports of the fossil fuel from Russia until mid-2022, Russia continued to be Germany’s top supplier of coal. The research states that Germany purchased 44.4 million tonnes of coal overall in 2022, an 8 percent rise from the previous year.
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The scenario resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian War undoubtedly attempted to widen the rift between the European Union and Russia, but it appears that there is something holding the two together.
It’s likely that the past relationships are responsible. For a very long time Russia and Prussia (now known as Germany ) were absolute monarchies who stick together against common allies. In fact, the bond between the two countries was so strong that Prussian princesses used to wed Russian kings. The recognition of Russia as one of the greatest powers of Europe was seen under the reigns of Catherine II most commonly known as Catherine the Great, who was originally a German descent. Catherine was born in Stettin, Province of Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire, as Princess Sophie.
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Thus, it would not be inaccurate to argue that Russia and Germany were once closely intertwined and strongly supported one another. Today’s geopolitical environment shows some signs of that connection. Though the purpose of the Ukrainian War was to sow discord between Russia and Europe, it seems that Europe and Russia are a match made in heaven which the west is struggling to overcome this.
