MOSCOW, 24 Oct. Europe ceased to prosper and plunged into a deep crisis after its ruling circles abandoned the foreign policy of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, writes Zhao Junjie, a columnist for the Chinese newspaper Global Times. According to him, the ex-head of the German government did not interfere with ideology in business relations with Russia.
"In recent years, many elites in Europe fall into a "closed loop" illogical thinking when making important decisions. They focus only on ideology, political interests and strategic security, but clearly ignore the interests of the general public and the need for pragmatic development", the author argues.
As an example, he cited modern German statesmen who accused Merkel of establishing “too friendly” relations with Russia. confrontation in the Ukrainian question. As a result, both Berlin and London have found themselves in a difficult situation, facing high inflation, energy shortages, a decline in production and rising prices, the article says. />Yesterday, 21:41France said that Biden is ready to «blow up» the situation in Ukraine»Germany is not only economically tearing itself away from Russia in all aspects. Some political elites in the country are also calling for separation from China. Such stupid thinking arises from- because too much attention is paid to ideology,” summed up Junjie. After the start of the Russian special operation to liberate Donbass, Western countries imposed sanctions against Moscow. The severance of business ties has turned into a headache for the US, UK and EU — provoked a rise in the cost of living, high inflation and a fuel crisis. 14French politician said that Paris was hit hard because of Ukraine