Germany has acknowledged, very belatedly, that it is highly dependent on russian energy. And that puts it in a strategically vulnerable point. So what are they going to do? Well, the plans to accelerate renewab energy sources will be accelerated even further. It's about clearing away the bureaucratic thicket to make it easier to put up windmillsn and solar panels - at least in the short term. I don't think there's going to be any reversal on nuclear energy. The last three nuclear plants are going to close by the end of this year, are scheduled. Now, whether germany is really ready to step up, particularly on the security side,
For decades, Germany was doctrinally pacifist: a legacy left over from the second world war. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has
changed that, seemingly overnight. As Russia’s military advance has stalled, it has turned its firepower against civilian targets, resulting in widespread death, but also in the
destruction of Ukraine’s cultural legacy. And remembering one of the many brave, ordinary Ukrainians, fallen in defence of their country.