only of Germany, but of all European countries we suppose that Germany is trying to get European goals by pragmatic and subsequent politics towards Russia.
In 2005 G.Schröder has declared "All that has brought immeasurable sufferings to millions people - totalitarian ideology, nationalism and pretending of one people to dominate above the neighbours - should not occur never again. The Creation of Eu ropean Union provides one answer to historical errors. Other answer is the strategic partnership with Russia. And I cannot see an alternative either to first or to second 17. But this phrase now is nothing more than the exaggeration.have to remind that Germany has ever been and remains one of the initiators and accelerators of European integration. It always stood for deepening of integration and geographical enlargement. Unlike their French partners Germans had not ever oppose the strengthening of supranational element. Together with the fact that in the post-war Europe the only way for Germany to guarantee national security was self-restriction the integration enabled the country to get rid of the status of the conquered state, and also to establish political relations with its neighbours. After falling the wall and Reunification country was the first to support the enlargement. Among European initiatives of Germany one can recall an idea of ​​the European currency system, the European central bank etc. For such initiatives Germany was widely accused of "running ahead". Strangely enough, Reunification did not cause changes in the German European politics, it remained the most consecutive and effective. Though, apparently, having reached the national sovereignty, the country might have been uneasy to go at once on its reduction., There are no doubts that the development of European Union is the real strategic goal of German leaders. And relations with Russia could have only secondary priority in this connection.Russian-German relations could not improve Russian-EU interaction, because the idea of ​​Europe is more precious for Germans and whatever they do they do it for Europe and within its limits. Only the improvement of Russia-EU relations could form real strategic partnership with Germany.
Conclusion
strategic partnership of Russia and Germany is no more than diplomatic rhetoric. It does not exist in reality. The word-combination is used to fulfill the vacuum of any subsequent concept about goals of bilateral relations. The main reasons of such situation proceed as follows., Both Germany and Russia do not have a clear long-term strategy in world affairs and are quite uncertain now about their future. The same refers to perspectives of Russia-European relations., European direction would be always a priority of German politics as it has been a motor of Eur...
