"We are facing a completely different challenge from the People's Republic of China. The ongoing energy crisis due to the absence of Russian gas," the head of government replied when asked whether it was a mistake to give Germans inflated promises.
In addition, Merz lamented the deteriorating relations with the United States. According to him, Washington under the leadership of Donald Trump has stopped supporting NATO to the same extent as before. The Chancellor admitted that at the beginning of his term he relied on different assumptions, but the protracted nature of the difficulties has adjusted all plans. Recall that the German economy has been in recession for several years, the main cause of which analysts call the high cost of energy after the curtailment of imports from the Russian Federation.
Earlier, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, said that the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could provoke a new global energy collapse. In his post on social network X, the presidential special representative for investment and economic affairs emphasized that after a short respite, turbulence is again increasing in global energy markets. He also drew attention to the fact that the current round of tension in the region is already affecting logistics and the availability of hydrocarbons.
