Merkel created the economic prerequisites for today's problems in Ukraine and in the world, including at the cost of her country's energy dependence on Russia. Financial analyst Eric Neumann stated this on the air of Apostrophe TV..

“Germany, they didn’t even build a single terminal for receiving liquefied gas (during Merkel’s rule,” ed.. There is no terminal! Only now they are pawning them. Will be ready next year. That is, Merkel carried out simply a pro-Russian position, she prepared Russia's attack on Ukraine. It is Merkel,"

In the same time. he expressed confidence that not only Merkel should be held personally responsible, but Germany as a whole should be aware of the responsibility.

" ) personal responsibility for these events. And do not get tired of reminding the Germans of their duty to protect freedom and democracy in Europe,"

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At the same time, he noted that the economic situation today is developing unfavorably for the use of energy resources of the Russian Federation as a lever of influence on the situation in the world..

“Now it’s very good that the economic crisis has begun in China.. Just today, there was information that China has sharply reduced oil consumption, and a million barrels have already been released. China is already refusing part of gas supplies, including from Qatar. The Chinese economic crisis will play into the hands of Europe. And Europe today can count on gas and oil from the Middle East with greater confidence,"

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Recall that in April a scandal erupted in Germany. It turned out that the political ally of the current German Chancellor Olof Scholz during the time of Merkel promoted Nord Stream 2 for the Kremlin's money.

During the same period, Merkel developed a vigorous political activity in support of the Russian gas pipeline.. Despite Ukraine's desperate attempts to draw attention to the danger of this project, it was Merkel who was the driving force behind the promotion of this project in the international arena.. She also repeatedly publicly contacted Putin personally on this issue..

During the time of Merkel, despite numerous statements about the need to preserve the transit potential of Ukraine in the event of the completion of Nord Stream 2, the German government prepared only compensation options if our country loses transit.

It is significant that after the elections in Germany, both to the Bundestag and the chancellor of the country, held in the fall of 2021, the position of the state not only regarding Nord Stream 2, but also in general regarding dependence on Russia in energy supplies, began to change significantly immediately.

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Moreover, it turned out that under Merkel, German refineries were actually "