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sufficient knowledge, political experience, and experience of governance to state views on
the future of Europe, on Berlin's Russian policy, and on its foreign policy in general that
can be taken seriously. In her public speeches, she both analyzes current developments
and forecasts future risks and challenges. But when she talks about Russia, all she does is
to reiterate the abovementioned demands. She makes no proposals for interaction.
This situation has been bringing Russian political and expert circles to a natural conclusion
that Merkel is no more than a product of the current times, which have so far failed to
produce any new vivid charismatic leaders for Europe or the world at large, and that her
world outlook has little in common with the holistic thinking of Willy Brandt, the deter-
mination of Konrad Adenauer, the wisdom of Helmut Schmidt, the persistence of Helmut
Kohl, or the firm convictions of Gerhard Schroeder.
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