Dimitri Trenin of the Carnegie Institute Moscow is as polished as ever in his most recent article on Russia’s failing relationship with the West, specifically Germany (Russo-German Relations: Back to the Future). But he doesn’t get to the point about what brought us to this moment.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin react as they arrive to give a statement on August 18, 2018 at Schloss Meseberg castle in Meseberg, northeastern Germany, where they meet to discuss conflicts in Syria and Ukraine as well as energy issues.