USA neo-conieving has made a Huge mess of things in Germany and europe.
US largely created the Syria refugee mess by doing the military bidding of Qatar and Saudi Arabia who sought to overthrow Syria’s Assad in order to run a oil / gas pipeline to europe.
Everyone in Europe is aware that our C intelligence agency used our special forces to train and fund Al Nursa which soon became ISIS-ISIL who terrorized, raped, burned to death, killed thousands and drove millions out of their countries seeking “refuge” in Germany, Italy, Sweden, France, etc.
So, in light of those US ownership creative destruction misadventures, it’s only natural that Germany / Europe would pivot toward Russia.
Its very common to hear european’s legitimately exclaim, With “friends” like the US, who needs enemies?
Russia is their least worst energy allie choice.
Obama, Hillary and deep state deliberately ruined what little moral authority we had.
Russia is a less chaotic frienemy in their mind.
Conniving.