/ world today news/ German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that she was “shaken” by the demands of the heads of large companies to soften Berlin’s sanctions against Moscow, writes the London newspaper “Times”.
For example, Heinrich Weiss, one of the heads of the SMS Group company, which has business ties with Russia and Ukraine, called the chancellor’s phone. “The sanctions policy is irrational because it will never affect Russia’s actions in Ukraine, but it causes long-term damage to the company and jobs,” said Weiss, who has decided to end his support for Merkel’s CDU party. Other businessmen also support the Alternative for Germany party, which opposes sanctions against Russia. According to the Times, this pressure began as early as October, when the heads of several major German companies such as Bayer, Eon and BASF visited Russia along with businessmen from other European countries to meet with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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