{"id":1410269,"date":"2022-03-30T13:45:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410269"},"modified":"2022-03-30T13:45:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:45:15","slug":"germany-suffering-in-the-most-brutal-way-over-russian-gas-addiction-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-suffering-in-the-most-brutal-way-over-russian-gas-addiction-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Suffering \u2018In the Most Brutal Way\u2019 Over Russian Gas Addiction &#8211; Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermany-suffering-in-the-most-brutal-way-over-russian-gas-addiction-minister%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Germany\u2019s addiction to Russian gas has come to backfire on the European state, with one minister saying that the country is now suffering \u2018in the most brutal way\u2019 thanks to the policymaking of previous administrations.<\/p>\n<p>Annalena Baerbock, a senior member of Germany\u2019s Green party who is now serving as the country\u2019s Federal Foreign Minister, has said that her nation is now suffering \u201cin the most brutal way\u201d as a result of its addiction to Russian gas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Baerbock\u2019s comments come as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/30\/speculation-of-rationing-as-german-minister-prepares-emergency-measures-over-gas-supply\/\">German authorities prepare for Russia to cease its supply of gas to the country<\/a>, after the G7 nation outright refused to pay for its Russian gas fix in rubles.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/germany-annalena-baerbock-russia-energy-risk-2014\/\">report<\/a> by POLITICO, Baerbock took aim at the decisions of previous political administrations, saying that it had been obvious for a long time that relying on Russian fuel was not a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, we as Europeans have known since 2014 at the latest\u2026 that we must become completely independent of Russian fossil fuel imports, and a strategy was put in place to diversify our energy imports,\u201d the Foreign Minister is reported as saying.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we did not tackle this, and this is now taking its revenge in the most brutal way,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign minister\u2019s sentiments were echoed by her Green party colleague,\u00a0Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, who also slammed the complacency of previous German governments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnergy policy is always power policy, is always interest policy, is therefore always security policy,\u201d Habeck said. \u201cAnd if you look back, you almost can\u2019t understand how we could be so blind to overlook that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew, or we could have known, that it was not only stupid to place all our security policy cards on just one country, but that it also wasn\u2019t a smart idea to put them on that particular country,\u201d he continued.\u00a0\u201cWe have to acknowledge that we acted wrongly in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Putin Attacks Petrodollar System, Demands \u2018Unfriendly\u2019 Nations Purchase Gas in Rubles<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FcoIBOCbhD\">https:\/\/t.co\/FcoIBOCbhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1506979149881171971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>It is not as if Germany was not warned, and in strong and public terms, about the consequences of its dependence on Russia for gas. Former U.S. President Donald Trump made this a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2018\/07\/11\/trump-starts-nato-summit-on-front-foot-blasts-hypocritical-germany-as-captive-of-russians\/\">major feature of his criticism of Germany and its place within NATO in 2018<\/a>. Ironically, he was criticised at the time for \u2014 critics claimed \u2014 weakening NATO by pointing out that its members were becoming beholden to Russia for energy.<\/p>\n<p>While recognising that relying so heavily on Russian gas might indeed be something worth acknowledging, doing so will likely not rescue Germany from its current crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Although such a major reliance on Russian supply had already been causing Germany serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/29\/germanys-addiction-to-russian-gas-sees-energy-prices-double-in-february\/\">difficulties<\/a>, even before Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, the central European nation\u2019s refusal to start paying for its habit in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/24\/putin-attacks-petrodollar-system-demands-unfriendly-european-nations-purchase-gas-in-rubles\/\">rubles<\/a> has resulted in Russia threatening to cut supply.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, German authorities have begun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/30\/speculation-of-rationing-as-german-minister-prepares-emergency-measures-over-gas-supply\/\">preparing<\/a> for the worst-case scenario, taking measures to ensure that homes continue to receive the much-needed fuel even in the event that Russia stops supplying the hydrocarbon, though likely at the expense of German industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crisis team analyzes and evaluates the supply situation so that \u2013 if necessary \u2013 further measures can be taken to increase the security of supply,\u201d Habeck said regarding the measures being taken. \u201cThe federal government is doing everything it can to continue to ensure security of supply in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, despite the emergency measures being put in place, being cut off from Russian supply at this stage would almost certainly mean serious economic damage for Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Russia, meanwhile, has said that it will not be demanding payment in ruble immediately, instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wirtschaft\/russland-stellt-gaszahlung-nicht-sofort-auf-rubel-um-a-717dc31f-f9dc-45be-8fdb-665200d53d5d\">saying<\/a> that there would be a gradual transition to Russia\u2019s domestic currency.<\/p>\n<p>State officials however clarified that the transition towards the Russian currency would likely encompass much more than just gas, but also commodities such as grain, fertilisers, and timber.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump Blasts Hypocritical Germany as \u2018Captive of Russians\u2019 at NATO summit  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tXeNwg8LMO\">https:\/\/t.co\/tXeNwg8LMO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1017068506884407297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany\u2019s addiction to Russian gas has come to backfire on the European state, with one minister saying that the country is now suffering \u2018in the most brutal way\u2019 thanks to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":297,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1410269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1410269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1410269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1410269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1410269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}