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Actually, this paragraph in particular -
It should be noted that such a state of affairs for Germany did not come about overnight. Even during the Cold War, the Federal Republic (FRG) was led by bright personalities. Under chancellors such as Willy Brandt (1969-1974), the Moscow Treaty was signed between the FRG and the USSR on the recognition of post-war borders in Europe. In the early 1970s, German politicians and business were able to persuade the US to allow Germany to establish energy cooperation with the Soviets. In our time, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (1998-2005) pushed for European energy security based on German-Russian cooperation. But all this came to an end with the global economic crisis of 2008-2013, after which the US began to tighten the screws on its allies. In the spring of 2022, Olaf Scholz, who had previously been committed to dialogue with Russia, fully supported the military-political confrontation created by the Americans over Ukraine.
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Bright personalities. It's before my time (most of our times) but many former leaders - Kohl, Schmidt, Schröder. Adenauer in the post-war days. Regionally, Franz Josef Strauss in Bavaria - were all likely brighter personalities than Scholz. Even the one from the 1930s had positive aspects which are not allowed to be mentioned, but there is a trend towards the opposite of 'bright' now.
 
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