A medal for Putin

The German government is predestined to initiate a common EU energy policy, writes the daily Gazeta Wyborcza. "The only thing Vladimir Putin took back with him from his visit last weekend to Berlin [and Dresden, the capital of Saxony] was the 'Sächsische Dankesorden' (Saxon order of gratitude). The government of the state of Saxony honoured the former KGB agent for his services in promoting cultural exchange between Germany and Russia. But as far as the gas issue is concerned the Russian Prime Minister went back empty-handed. He had assumed the Germans would take sides with the Kremlin in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. ... Polish and German diplomats should join forces to convince those in the EU who oppose a common energy policy of its merits."

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