Zeitenwende speech
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The Zeitenwende speech was an address delivered to the Bundestag by Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany, on 27 February 2022. His speech was a reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 Febr
Olaf Scholz, pictured about two months before delivering the Zeitenwende speech
Slide from a presentation at the 2022 SPD party conference entitled 'Putin's war – a historical turning point?'
Olaf Scholz 2023
Germany–Russia relations
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Germany–Russia relations display cyclical patterns, moving back and forth from cooperation and alliance to strain and to total warfare. Historian John Wheeler-Bennett says that since the 1740s:
Zeitenwende speech
…endorsed by the leader of the opposition Friedrich Merz. The speech represented a major turning point for Germany’s policies in the areas of energy, relations with Russia, and security. In the early months of 2022, Russia built up a military presence of around 150,000 troops near the Ukrainian border while demanding a…
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 25 October 2017
Prince Alexander Nevsky defeats the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of the Ice in 1242 (20th century work).
Monument to Baltic German military engineer Eduard Totleben in Sevastopol, Crimea
Johann Peter Krafft.The Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig by Frederick III of Prussia, Alexander I of Russia and Francis I of Austria after the Battle of Leipzig, 1813