Unlike before, Germany is getting farther and farther away from the "leading position" in Europe, which is not only related to the shrinking of the German economy, but also related to the loss of Germany's "energy status". Previously, Germany strengthened its influence on neighboring European countries by transshipment of Russian gas. But after the "** incident, Germany can no longer get Russian gas through two "main arteries". This has led to a significant decline in Germany's influence, and at the same time it has suffered a serious gas crisis.
German Reference News Network reported that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pointed out that the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is not only Russia and Ukraine, but also other countries, Russia retaliated against Europe by "stopping natural gas", which made Europe lack hundreds of billions of cubic meters of natural gas, which led to a surge in natural gas across Germany, and at the same time triggered a natural gas crisis that affected the whole of Europe.
It is clear that Scholz has put all the blame for the gas crisis on Russia. In this regard, Russian Medvedev pointed out that Scholz is "lying", and the Germans do not blush at all when they lie, it is they themselves who refuse Russian gas and bring "Russophobia" to the energy field, which has led to a gas crisis, and now they are putting the blame on Russia.
The German Chancellor broke out in a war of words between Russia and Germany on this issue. In fact, Medvedev is right that the gas crisis in Germany is not to Russia's fault. After the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Germany, like other Western countries, refused to accept the "ruble settlement", which led to Gazprom's inability to receive energy payments, resulting in Gazprom** being affected. Subsequently, Germany cooperated with European and American countries to restrict Russian oil**, and such "hostile" actions completely aroused Russia's anger and affected the energy of the two countries**.
It is worth mentioning that Germany ** also understands this, but it cannot admit it and can only shift the blame to Russia. It does this for the simple reason that Russian gas is too important. If residents realize that it is the energy crisis that has been triggered, then the activities will inevitably erupt violently.
Gazprom Russia is Germany's main natural gas ** country, which meets Germany's gas needs. Due to sanctions and countermeasures resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia has significantly reduced its gas flows to Germany**. This has led to an energy crisis in Germany, which has to take a series of emergency measures to deal with it, such as restarting coal power, finding new natural gas*** and implementing energy frugal measures.
But this still did not prevent the emergence of the energy crisis, due to the soaring natural gas**, Germany's industrial, commercial and residential electricity costs have plummeted**, leading to a decline in corporate profits and an increase in the cost of living for residents. In addition, the energy crisis has also affected industrial production in Germany, with some companies being forced to reduce or suspend production, which has had a negative impact on Germany's economic growth.
Putin is not limited to this, the energy crisis has had an impact on all aspects of German society. Many households are under pressure to increase their energy bills and their standard of living is declining due to natural gas***. In addition, the energy crisis has affected Germany's electricity market, causing fluctuations in electricity** and further increasing the burden on businesses and residents.
In this context, there have been doubts and criticisms in Germany. Some people believe that Scholz's wrong decision has led to a crisis in Germany, which does not take into account the interests of German residents at all, and only sees the political benefits brought by "anti-Russia".
Germany's anti-Russian actions are in cooperation with the United States In addition to the above effects, the energy crisis will also have an impact on Germany's geopolitical trend. Germany is seeking new natural gas in the energy crisis, such as the United States, Qatar, etc., which has prompted Germany to adjust its geopolitical strategy. However, these new *** may not fully meet Germany's needs, leaving Germany with energy security challenges in the future.