Navalny case: “hypocritical” reaction to Putin? Expert judges Merkel's chances harshly

Federal government, EU and NATO: All want to increase the pressure on Vladimir Putin.

But the chances are slim.

One expert therefore finds the announcements "hypocritical".

• The case of the poisoned Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny * is causing outrage in many countries.

• The federal government and the EU are also considering tough reactions.

  But how can Vladimir Putin be dealt with?

• Experts make a bleak forecast.

  In view of this, Angela Merkel's actions are sometimes rated as "hypocritical".

Berlin / Moscow

- Whether

or

- or before

and the

: Oppositionists live

in a shocking way dangerous

in

*.

This is outrageous to some European states: the call for consequences for the Putin government is clearly audible these days.

Other incidents with

anger the West: Be it the Tiergarten murder in Berlin, a hacker attack on the Bundestag, the shooting down of the MH17 machine, the annexation of Crimea, the dispute over possible electoral interference in the USA.

From the point of view of some observers, the measure is full.

But there is a very practical problem: How can

and

react at all?

Answers are rare.

And wherever they are, they are not very edifying.

Navalny case: Expert clearly sees Putin's guilt - and rates Merkel's reaction as "hypocritical"

Shortly after the Navalny case became known, the German government’s former commissioner for

, had

stated

in the

topics that the possibilities were

limited

- apart from

.

Especially when there is no solid evidence.

And according to most experts, they are not to be expected.

One can

point out

the

Russian politicians

, explained Erler.

That shows "quite an effect".

The

expressed himself even more gloomy on Friday

in the

.

Unlike some left-wing politicians, in the case of Anne Will, for example, Sevim Dagdelen doubted Russia's guilt - on the one hand, he does not doubt that Putin is responsible for the crime.

"I cannot imagine that something like this could happen without his consent," said Krieger in the conversation.

If that were not the case, it would mean that the former KGB man Putin "has lost control of the secret services".

On the other hand, the expert considers

sharper

to be

.

At least insofar as “you want to pretend to your own public that the West or even the

opportunities to influence Russia”.

This is exactly what is “complete nonsense”: “Russia is a great power that even Merkel cannot dictate what it has to do.”

probably also concerned about the

- and about the mood could tip over in the German population.

I sign every word from @n_roettgen.

It is remarkable that such a clear edge is shown from within the Union.

After all, Merkel's reluctance to make Putin great.

But there is real hope that things will soon change significantly in terms of foreign policy.

https://t.co/mkH7KW6uzj

- Christoph Giesa 🇩🇪🇪🇺 (@Christophgiesa) September 4, 2020

Putin in the Navalny case: Russia in a “more comfortable position” than in 2014

The

named another aspect

in an article also published on Friday.

Because even in the case of sanctions, Putin has managed

himself

view of

of 600 billion dollars

.

"The government is in a more comfortable position, it is geopolitically less vulnerable," said analyst Chris Weafer the paper.

Putin

made the right bet with a restrictive debt policy and the reallocation of Russian foreign exchange reserves into gold.

is thus in a much more comfortable position than it was in 2014, when there

.

Navalny case: Putin “went a step too far” - but the basic problem remains

So what remains to be done?

According to the

, one lever remains above all: the

.

Because Western imports have been

replaced by domestic products

due to

.

A short-term solution does not seem to be found here.

This is how Krieger sees it, too: The recent events are

.

“He has gone a step too far when it comes to his own interests.

But that doesn't change the fundamental problem. ”(

) *

.

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is no longer ruling out sanctions against Russia after the poison attack on Kremlin critic Andrej Navalny.

List of rubric lists: © AFP / TOBIAS SCHWARZ