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Germany's divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine expose lingering east-west divisions and explain Chancellor Olaf Scholz's caution.

Germany would be forced to cut ties with China in the way it has with Russia should China attack Taiwan, the leader of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) told the weekly Die Zeit in comments published on Wednesday.

While German-American relations have improved in tone from thethinly veiled hostility of Gerhard Schroeder's chancellorship, allis not perfect between recently re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkeland President Obama. German troops in Afghanistan sit on thesidelines while American and British soldiers fight and die;Germany actively pursues trade with Iran, opposing toughersanctions on the terror regime; Berlin and Moscow are becomingdisconcertingly cozy; and Merkel supports a separate EU defenseforce at the expense of Germany's NATO commitments.

Amidst soaring inflation, particularly for food and energy, the gap between rich and poor in Germany is widening. Incremental increases to social safety nets will do little to alleviate the problem, experts warn.

Russia is responsible for the bombing of Nord Stream pipelines as in this way Moscow sought to avoid fines for refusing to supply gas to the EU, dodge swift nationalization of the pipes by the EU, and rally own electorate. — Ukrinform.