• minorkeys@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    What is the benefit of closer ties with Russia, though? There a lot of liabilities there and Russia no longer has an infrastructure to even offer cheap natural resources

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      Either they are trying to appeal to Eastern Germans where the Russian used to be the main ally or they are influenced by a Russian lobby.

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        Eastern Germans never seen them as allies. Some friends living in a town with a Russian military base did not seem to happy about them, causing issues and sometimes inconsiderate behavior, yet the east German police would not do anything to upset the Soviet soldiers.