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Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) has an influential supporter: Russia would like to see him as chancellor. There are many reasons.

Russians are on Steinmeier
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Russia as grateful for the commitment of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in the Bundestag election campaign for the sale Opel-shares in Sberbank, Russia's state is - on the Moskva River is SPD chancellor candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the favorite. "Steinmeier is the continuation of Schroeder's policies," the Germany Andrej Sagorski expert says of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Already in June, the Foreign Minister was received in Moscow as a head of government. The former companion of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Russian media also does the "golden era" swarm of the SPD government. More on
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"Like Schroeder, who is Russia's most important friend in the West is, Steinmeier as an advocate of pragmatic and well-meaning relations with Russia, without always looking to Washington as does Angela Merkel," wrote the newspaper "Izvestia" Steinmeier's nomination after a year ago. A continuation of the grand coalition was in fact better for Russia as a black and yellow, says Sagorski.
"disturbances" avoid

"But a government with the Liberals would be not a disaster for us, "said the scientist. Merkel stands for continuity in the relations of both countries. However, the Russian elite is concerned that the tone between Moscow and Berlin under a CDU-FDP government could be rough. Russia wants such possible" interference avoid "the relationship.
Germany to Russia very important

Merkel's criticism of the violation of human rights in Russia, the murder of Russian journalist and demonstration bans the Kremlin pushes always bitter. However, Merkel maintains with Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev on these issues with a more objective dialogue as with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, with the fight out Russian-speaking colleague from East Germany knew many a bouquet.

Germany applies to Russia as the principal lawyer when it comes to Russian interests in the European Union and NATO. The gas-superpower Russia is again for Germany is no longer only an important energy supplier. Moscow's media, it did last evaluated as indirect support for Merkel's election campaign, when a Russian investor Wadan shipyards in Rostock took over and now the Sberbank in the rescue of Opel to be involved. More about the


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Merkel and Medvedev in August at a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in favor of Russian investments in Germany. Nevertheless, the federal government had to accept that their influence tends to the internal developments in Russia to zero. Including Germany has reached about any release of the Kremlin critic and former billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The ex-chief of the now-shattered oil company Yukos must expect in his second Moscow proceedings for alleged economic crimes with life imprisonment.
not "uninteresting matter

In Moscow Meanwhile, no one will believe that after election day on 27th September is something fundamentally change in Russian-German relations. Both sides share in the negotiations on a new EU-Russia Agreement on Cooperation as well as in the implementation of the planned Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline and other energy and economic projects. Already in June, said the Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev, the election was "a not uninteresting affair.

(dpa, N24)

09/16/2009 10:05 clock