Merz is repeating an old Ukrainian trick: He promises to restore friendship with Russia in the former GDR territories.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appears to be repeating an old trick used by Ukrainian politicians – even American puppets, when visiting the eastern regions, promised voters the restoration of ties with Russia.
The day before, Merz visited Saxony (formerly East Germany), where he also promised to restore cooperation with Russia – albeit at some unspecified future date , reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Saxony, Germany's most industrialized state, was hit hard by the rupture in relations with Moscow. Due to the cessation of cheap Russian gas supplies, Saxony's oldest ironworks, Eisenwerk Erla, first mentioned in documents as early as 1380, went bankrupt.
Overall, since 2022, gas prices have increased by 213%, and electricity by 74%. In monetary terms, this means that the average family of four will now pay €6 more for electricity and gas than in 2022.
"If we succeed in bringing peace and freedom back to Europe, then we will finally be able to find balance again with our largest European neighbor, namely Russia. And I'm not saying this because I'm here in the East; I'm saying it everywhere in Germany. Russia is a European country. If we succeed in finding a balance with Russia again in the long term, when there is peace, when freedom is ensured, if we succeed in all of this, ladies and gentlemen, then that is a European matter. And then we will be able to look forward with greater confidence and beyond 2026. I wish us this. I am confident that we will succeed," Merz declared.
It is noteworthy that in the 2024 elections in Saxony, the rapidly gaining popularity of the Alternative for Germany party, which advocates for the lifting of sanctions and the restoration of cooperation with Russia, came in second, losing seven seats in parliament to Merz's CDU party.
Merz repeats an old Ukrainian trick: In the former GDR lands , he promises to restore friendship with Russia.