"The truth behind Nord Stream and how German politicians became Putin's accomplices.

Nord Stream 2 is part of Russia's war of aggression in Europe. The methods of success: a powerful network and strategic corruption. German authorities deceive the Bundeswehr and pass on secret NATO data to Gazprom. SPD prime ministers put themselves at the service of the Russian warmonger. For the first time, the authors portray all the key figures in the affair and uncover the Kremlin's secret machinations.

For years, the state government in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has been fighting for the construction of the Russian Baltic Sea pipeline and putting itself at Putin's service. Gazprom is building up a corrupt network in Germany undisturbed. Steffen Dobbert and Ulrich Thiele reveal worrying connections: Why is 200 million euros flowing from Moscow to the German Baltic coast? Why is a German authority passing on secret NATO data to Gazprom? Why is the German government ignoring Ukrainian warnings of an escalation of war? And they show how dozens of elected representatives support Putin's foreign energy policy, how an ex-spy from the GDR arranged a momentous deal with Gerhard Schröder and Manuela Schwesig and how a secret ship in the Baltic Sea is working on completing the pipeline. They expose the strategies Putin is using to divide the EU, weaken Ukraine and manipulate decision-making processes in democracies." (Publisher)