Analytical paper IE RAS No 15, 2025 «The Russian Vector of the Foreign Policy of Friedrich Merz’s Government» in English

06 May 2025

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 15, 2025 «The Russian Vector of the Foreign Policy of Friedrich Merz’s Government» (in English) by Vladislav Belov, Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Deputy Director, Head of the Department for Countries Studies, Head of the Center for German Studies, IE RAS.

On May 6, 2025, Bundestag elected F. Merz as Federal Chancellor and approved the composition of the Cabinet of Ministers. The new coalition formed by the CDU/CSU and SPD bloc inherited almost completely the destroyed German-Russian relations from the previous government. Analyzing political attitudes of key ministers and logic of foreign policy vectors, the author highlights the institutionalization of the strategy of "cold detachment" in relation to Russia. The study concludes that Berlin is consolidating the policy of containment in political, diplomatic, and military-strategic dimensions, while keeping open limited opportunities for some interactions.

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