Since Putin invaded Ukraine, not even the Left Party has asked for understanding for Russia's so-called security interests.
But in the domestic political dispute, the German Socialists continue to act in the interests of the Kremlin: As party leader Schirdewan said, they want to organize "a hot autumn against the social indifference of the federal government".
Mass protests would be music to Putin's ears, who undoubtedly believes he has the staying power in the struggle with the West and its sanctions.
In Russia there is no opposition and no public opinion to put pressure on the warlord in the Kremlin.
It's different in the West.
Knitted with a hot needle: the tangle of burdens and relief
By turning off the gas tap and the resulting explosion in energy costs and their fatal consequences, Putin is specifically attacking Germany's political unity and social peace.
The federal government is aware of this.
She puts together one relief package after the other in order to take away the fear of winter from the public and to defuse the imminent conflict over distribution in advance.
The tangle of burdens and relief that can now hardly be surveyed is, knitted with a hot needle, not free of contradictions.
"Social coldness" looks different.
Not even the finance minister from the FDP wants the state to “earn” anything from the gas levy via VAT.
But on other points - debt brake, energy policy - the coalition partners are not so unanimous.
A "hot autumn" could weld the alliance together, but also deepen the differences between the parties.
Only when the gas bills that Putin ultimately paid hit the mark in full will we see how crisis-proof the coalition and Germany's entire political system really are.
Then many will wish that a kilowatt hour had only become 2.4 cents more expensive, whether with or without VAT.