Chancellor Merkel explained Germany's position on Ukraine

I listened to Chancellor's talk at the Chamber of Commerce together with another person, and what she was saying I had interpreted for me!

The gist of it is, Russia returned East Germany to Germany "tear down this Wall!"; and now Germany is granting a favor in return.  It is supporting whatever Russia wants to do in Ukraine, so long as the people vote accordingly, whenever they vote.  It was explained by my interpreter that Germany's economy is on a fast-track rise, according to Merkel; and that nothing should stand in the way of Germany's becoming the dominating force in the EU--nothing, so she intimated.  Truly, she was being frank--even I could see that.  But she left out alluding to the oil pipeline from Russia to Germany via the sea, as further inducement to yield to Russia's control.

Moreover, I was told by my interpreter that Russia and Germany look upon the US actions in Iraq and Afghanistan as illegal actions upon those countries just as much as the EU and the United States regard Russia's dominant interference in  the affairs of Eastern European countries.  (You may know that Russia demands from these countries a percentage of their incomes as the cost for their independence.)  I told my interpreter to shut up--I had heard enough of Germany's capitulation!

Incidentally, in the question-and-answer portion, individuals from the audience raised the same points with regard to Germany's reluctance to impose meaningful sanctions on Russia that I am raising.  The Chamber of Commerce is no fool!

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Is the situation in the world such that there is no rule of reason being applied?  Only get what you can and do what you will, so long as you are powerful enough to hold the opposing force at bay?



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