The hate campaign against Russia marks a fundamental reorientation of German foreign policy. Instead of trade, expansion to the East, the traditional thrust of German imperialism, is once again being pushed forward with tanks.
Fear has returned. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has put the world in shock. Especially in eastern Germany, where there was much sympathy for Russia. The GDR and Soviet Union were sibling countries. What remains left of it all?
Police removed Ukrainian flags from two Russian tanks at the Soviet Memorial in the German capital Berlin today, the second such incident so far this week.