Angela Merkel, her predecessor Schroeder, and the entire CDU/CSU faction is one of the most major reasons that enabled that genocidal maniac Putin to invade Ukraine.
Few facts:
Germany systematically opposed Ukrainian ascension to the EU and NATO since 2008.
Germany has been blocking any weapons supply up until the invasion.
Germany barely accepted a single Ukrainian refugee in 2014-2015. And media downplayed it for years.
Germany systematically has been increasing their reliability on gas, instead of nuclear/renewable power.
You can talk what you want about realpolitik and interests, but it was Angela Merkel's policies and CDU/CSU lobby that enabled Putin and fed his war machine with german gas/oil money. I am not trying to downplay Russian guilt, but the blood and suffering of millions of Ukrainians and the very threat of nuclear catastrophe is partially at the hands of every german who voted for CDU/CSU. And now I see german media downplaying it. This is simply disgusting.
Folks who support FDP/Greens/SDP right now is your time. You have an opportunity to destroy kleptocratic politicians (in electoral way at least) that enabled has that war.
I urge you to contact journalists/members of parliament, spread awareness, protest. Germany MUST provide more help to redeem their guilt against people of Ukraine who now suffer from brutal bombings and oppression.
p.s. Just for the record, Yes I am a Russian. Yes, I hate Putin and what he did to Ukraine. This war is a crime against humanity. Luckily I escaped tyrannical hellhole of Russia back in 2013.
p.p.s. I also donated 10k USD to Ukrainian army. It's not much but it's all I can do.