Why Germany has a moral dilemma over Ukraine - expert explains

I am upset with me that I only found this interview today, two months after it was posted, but better now than never. It encapsulated why I, a German, value English journalism so much. In a world were news comes in three-word-headlines and "commentary" comes from people who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about on Twitter, this is invaluable. An interview with a journalist like Matt Fry, who has in depth knowledge of Germany, but still has enough distance to the topic to offer a unique perspective that German journalists that are in the middle of things, find hard to achieve. Thank you!

So to be moral, Germany needs to stop buying cheap(er) oil, gas and coal from Russia and buy twice as expensive oil, gas and coal from US instead.

All lies Ukraine government and nazis are killing their own people and yous know child trafficking money laundering biowepens ???

Can Germany get away without Russian energy? I think that's the core factor in German decision making

as a german I like to remember you : you wanted us military weak over decades because you were anxious. now you want us military strong for your purpose. we have to decide on our own. whatever germany does it is criticized.

Now I'm amazed how deep they dive into the topics on German affairs, history and how things are connected. They got a better understanding about my Country then I'll ever have. Impressive!

Matt Frei is absolutely brilliant as an explainer of the German situation. Excellent journalism.

Here we are, in the Real Game of Thrones. Our world's twisted, rich, bored, out-of-touch leaders are having a p***ing contest and we commoners are the ones getting wet.

Matt Frei always provides a valuable and informed perspective.

At this point in time NO MORE COUNTRY SHOULD BE INVADED BY ANYONE!

Is it me or this is a very bias interview, Using Russia is a boogie man

Thank you for explaining Olaf Scholz. I am a German citizen and I did not understand him. Unfortunately Scholz can not explain himself. His public communication is too primitive to convey deeper insights. What you say about political DNA of many/most Germans and the feeling if guilt towards Russia and Poland is completely right. This guilt was handed to me by my grandfather who was forced to be a soldier in Hitlers war on Russia, where Granddad experienced total brutatality and total destruction of everything FROM BOTH SIDES against civilians. But the Germans started it (not counting brutality against their own populations by the so called leaders of both sides). Now anyway, coming back to Scholz: Why is doing next to nothing (my impression) helping Germany to avoid sliding into world war 3 ? Isn't WW3 on already ? Aren't we just in the phase of the phoney war ?

Amazing intelligence and wonderful spectrum of English expression. Time for another video on Berlin or some other place in Germany Matt! Excellent Interviewer as well. Well researched questions. From Ireland

Europe and the UK will now find the cost of being Washington's vassil state

Having lived with one foot in Germany for more than half of my 70 year long life and being very involved in German politics I believe this to be an excellent analysis

Seems like the winner in all this is the military industrial complex

Wait till the Russians get out their T-34 tanks, they're old but they know their way to Berlin

UK made the same assessment for the Iraq Invasion. Waiting for that War Crimes trial...

Keep this up! Thank you so much :-)

Maybe Germany needs to discover firewood and wood stoves.