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doesn't Germany get a lot of oil from Russia?
I imagine the sanctions put on Russia actually hurt you guys as well, I do remember the Esso stations being pretty expensive if we translated the Euro and L to G
Yes its mostly about the gas. Germany probably has the closest relation to Russia from the western world due to East Germany still having a lot of business ties and in general, we have the money and Russia has the resources. A lot of the criticism from the US to Germany and Russia is because the US would like to sell its gas to Germany/EU.
But Germany and Russia have built the Nord Stream pipeline getting cheaper gas from Russia.
But don't get me wrong I am not saying Russia is an Ally of Germany or that what the US is doing is wrong.
They just do what they think is best for the US. In some aspects when it comes to Russia that is not the best for Germany.