The decision to phase out nuclear and coal at the same time has made Germany fully dependent on Russian gas and vulnerable to the possibility that Russia could use energy as a weapon
Gustav Gressel is cited on Germany’s energy dependence on Russia
The decision to phase out nuclear and coal at the same time has made Germany fully dependent on Russian gas and vulnerable to the possibility that Russia could use energy as a weapon
Gustav Gressel is cited on Germany’s energy dependence on Russia
Blocking arms exports at a time when Ukraine is facing invasion is not good policy
Gustav Gressel comments on the German government’s decision not to supply weapons to Ukraine
Russia has set up maximalist demands and has again signaled that it’s not interested in any talks that fall short of maximalist demands
Gustav Gressel does not see any indication that Russia is very serious about talks
Talking alone will not preserve peace in Europe. Talking can only be effective when it’s backed up by credible force and by credible deterrents.
Gustav Gressel comments on Anthony Blinken’s visit to Berlin, Kyiv and Geneva
If Europe really wants to negotiate its own security order, it needs to have a military power which it does not have today and which I do not see coming to reality in the short term
Gustav Gressel comments on president Macron’s proposal for a new European security order
The internal battle within the German government to find a clear position on how to deal with a Russian military escalation is far from being solved
Gustav Gressel’s comment on the German position concerning a possible Russian military escalation
The deployment of troops in Belarus is an opportunity for Putin
Gustav Gressel comments on the Russian troop formation north of Ukraine
She was clearer, direct [but] infighting in Berlin severely undercut Baerbock’s mandate
Gustav Gressel comments on German foreign minister Berbocks meeting with Russian counterpart Lavrov
The army can attack from different sides
Gustav Gressel explains Russian weapons and war technology on the Ukrainian border
People are enormously dissatisfied with Selensky, that’s true. But that doesn’t mean that they now long for Putin, so to speak.
The 2014 attack on the country is shaping Ukrainian identity. People are concerned about freedom and also about reforms and democracy, Gustav Gressel says.