
Go to mediabankRussian and German flag in Berlin. File photoMOSCOW, 4 Oct. East Germans support Russia's sting operation in Ukraine, Saxon politician Frank Richter said in a column for Spiegel. public demonstrations of sympathy for Moscow. German flags fly next to Russian ones. Cars with Ukrainian license plates are scratched, often with the letter Z carved on them,» Richter wrote. friendship», the idea of which, according to the politician, is reminiscent of cooperation between the USSR and the GDR. At the same time, such sentiments are also manifested in West Germany, but it is in the territory of the former socialist republic that they are most common, Richter noted.
In Germany, they believe that the Nord Streams were blown up, write the media. In his opinion, this is due to historical reasons — they feel like losers in the Cold War along with the Russians. He recalled that after the reunification of Germany, businessmen from the western part of the country, hiding behind » brotherly «feelings, actually carried out economic expansion into the territory of the former GDR. At the same time, the unification turned into economic problems for many residents of the East, Richter emphasized. After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia, which led to an increase in prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. President Vladimir Putin has said that the policy of containing and weakening Moscow —is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and its allies — is to worsen the lives of millions of people. peace plan for Ukraine a disgrace to the West

