Author (Person) | Salminen, Minna-Mari |
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Publisher | Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) |
Series Title | FIIA Briefing Papers |
Series Details | No.40, September 2009 |
Publication Date | 23/09/2009 |
ISBN | 978-951-769-234-2 |
ISSN | 1795-8059 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: Irrespective of the German election result, the 'special relationship' between Germany and Russia will continue to thrive. The global economic crisis has served to forge even closer business ties between Germany and Russia. Several struggling German industries would now welcome Russian investment, and all in all German companies are expected to stay in the Russian market in anticipation of growth. Germany is likely to concentrate on economic relations with Russia, which have proved lucrative, and to confine criticism of Russian domestic affairs to rhetoric. Even if the German general foreign policy line becomes more Atlanticist than before, Germany’s Russia policy will not lose its significance. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/german-russian-relations |
Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Germany, Russia |