Operation “Successor.” What Should Germany and Russia Expect from the New Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany?

... that relations between Russia and Germany will continue to develop exclusively along the lines of economic cooperation, limited by sanctions pressure, with some progress possible in civil society contacts. However, there are two factors connected with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer which will no doubt affect relations between the two countries. Despite the harsh and relentless sanctions pressure on Russia as a result of the Ukrainian crisis, Angela Merkel, if she really does not see herself as the main specialist on Russia in Berlin and the West, at least has her own opinion on Russia’s domestic and foreign politics — not least thanks to her ...