For decades, excommunicated from big world affairs, dependent, divided by the winners, it is known for what sins, Germany clearly dreams of a full return to the top political league.
And the situation around Navalny gives her a chance for this.
In the coming days, Berlin will discuss with its partners in the European Union the reaction to the incident with the Russian oppositionist, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas promised last Sunday.
After all, a chemical warfare agent was used against Navalny, he claims that it violates the relevant international convention.
Thus, the German diplomat confirmed and developed Berlin's ultimatum presented to Moscow the day before.
Yes, an ultimatum.
And the fact that it has not yet been drawn up formally does not change the essence of the matter.
Let me remind you how it sounded.
“Ultimatums don't help anyone move forward.
But if no explanations follow from the Russian side in the coming days, we will have to discuss the answer with our partners, ”Maas said in an interview with German media.
He who has ears, let him hear.
Yes, it resembles juggling with meanings, but it was impossible to leave this unanswered.
And the answer followed.
All heavy Russian political artillery was shot.
Maria Zakharova caught her German counterpart in the opposite direction, noting that, demanding that Moscow quickly "prove with facts" its innocence in the incident, Berlin should stop sabotaging bilateral cooperation and finally respond to the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation for legal assistance sent to the Germans on August 27.
"Where is the urgency you insist on?"
- the official representative of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks reasonably.
And he concludes about a possible double play of Berlin.
The legislators did not stand aside either.
“This is a great anti-Russian performance,” said Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma's international affairs committee.
According to him, a Russian investigation into Germany is actually unnecessary, since "the roles have already been assigned."
The accusations against Moscow are explained by Berlin's desire to promote its political and economic interests.
Slutsky drew attention to the fact that the German Foreign Ministry duplicates the position of the British authorities in the story of the Skripal poisoning.
“This is highlighted like 2.0,” the politician is sure.
It's time to learn how it will be in German.
But in the Federation Council they believe that the whole point is in the games around the "Nord Stream - 2".
They say that through the situation with Navalny, the lobbyists for American gas are trying to stop construction.
This opinion was expressed by Oleg Morozov.
It seems that the senator underestimated the cynicism of the German authorities.
Hostility is enmity, but tobacco - Russian gas - Berlin still wants to receive.
The same Maas, this German Lord Curzon, called for "not narrowing the discussion" around Navalny to the topic of a gas pipeline.
Like, the pipe has too many interested parties.
Dodgy, damn.
And even the Kiev rituals on duty, calls to punish the Kremlin did not help.
It seems that poor Gerhard Schroeder will now fall under the distribution.
Poor fellow, because his brothers, the Germans, saw in the departure of the former chancellor from his post in our Rosneft, where he was recently re-elected, an elegant way to eat a fish - get Russian gas, and ride a bicycle - troll Moscow with accusations of involvement in the alleged poisoning of Navalny.
A sort of "big European politician", about which, it seems, Franz Lefort, in the version of Alexei Tolstoy, interpreted to young Peter I, who was perplexed by the cynicism of Europeans.
So the situation is not new.
However, even if the Germans force their compatriot Schroeder to politically pay for their national wishes, his sacrifice is nothing compared to what the Russian liberal opposition had to pay for strengthening Berlin.
To have such cynical Herrs as partners in the fight against the Kremlin is dangerous, very dangerous ... Although sometimes one gets the impression that the degree of the notorious servility towards the West in this environment is such that to have a leader in a coma not in the terrible Russian Omsk, but in the elegant Berlin “Charite »There they can count and for the good.
Moreover, Berlin in its accusations against Russia is about (Maas promised) to support a whole concert of European powers.
And where should they go?
Germany is the main donor of the European Union.
It turns out the pan-European movement "defend Navalny".
To be involved in the central European events - what could be more beautiful for a Russian liberal?
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