New power means new responsibility

... compromise. Is Russia likely to become an important part of the new German foreign policy? How will the new German coalition government likely to affect Russia-Germany relations? Photo: vovworld.vn Vladislav Belov: A New Old Big Government Coalition in Germany The relationship with Russia has always been an important part of German foreign policy. The coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party contains a long passage about Russia. Moreover, the new German foreign minister—the Social-Democrat Frank-Walter Steinmeier—has ...