![]() ![]() In 2008, for example, it opposed – as did former French president Nicolas Sarkozy – Georgia's and Ukraine's entry into NATO, against the wishes of the USA and Eastern European countries. The latter endeavored to maintain a channel of discussion with Russia, even if it meant finding itself at odds with some of its Western allies. The former launched the "St Petersburg Dialogue" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was created in 2001 to bring the two civil societies closer together. ![]() Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel followed in his footsteps. Geschichte einer Besonderen Beziehung ("The German-Russian Century, History of a Special Relationship," Rowohlt, 2022).Īs Germany approved, after hesitations, to deliver arms to Ukraine, a country at war with Moscow, Creuzberger points out that this decision shows that Berlin has been firmly anchored in the West for years. ![]() Co-editor of the Documents on the Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany (AAPD) and member of the German-Russian Historical Commission, he has published Das Deutsch-Russische Jahrhundert. Stefan Creuzberger is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Rostock (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). 'By sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Germans are showing that they have learned their lesson'ĭelivering arms to a country at war with Moscow runs counter to the relationship that Germany has had with Russia since the 1920s, historian Stefan Creuzberger explains.īy Thomas Wieder (Berlin (Germany) correspondent) Published on June 5, 2023, at 3:55 am (Paris), updated on June 6, 2023, at 5:20 pm ![]()
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