Germany occupies a key role in the EU and has been involved in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine since Russia´s annexation of Crimea in 2014. In the wake of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Germany has made an about-face from its previous policy of not supplying weapons to countries at war in order to help Ukraine. In addition, Germany has significantly increased its defense spending, has imposed heavy sanctions against Russia, stepped up its assistance for Ukraine and has already taken in over 340,000 Ukrainian refugees. Yet Germany remains reliant on Russian fossil fuels and has thus far resisted an immediate embargo of these. To discuss these and other issues, please join us for a moderated discussion with the second-ranked official at the German Foreign Office, Minister of State Dr. Tobias Lindner.
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