Politics Trump Economics. Germany’s approach to Russia, namely supporting political change by deepening economic relations, has failed

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Publication Date 05/02/2015
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Russia's pursuit of politically motivated yet economically irrational behavior has shown that decades of attempted economic integration between Russia and the West have failed. Attempts to engage Moscow through its Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) look similarly futile. Germany's retreat from this strategy will have long-term consequences for both financial and political investment in Russia.

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