unelected Bohemian Eurotrash bureaucrats, primarily from the UK, France, Germany
Nobody needed to "confiscate" anything from Russia when Putin was willing to sell all resources available since it funded his economy and the Russsian military
Germany was perfectly willing to purchase Russian gas and German and Austrian companies sold Russia machinery to manufacture its military equipment
Former German Chancellor Merkel and her supporters argued strengthening trade relations with Russia could help tie Russia to a multilateral, rules-based international system
In 2021, Russia supplied about 55% of Germany’s natural gas imports, 35% of its oil imports and 50% of its hard coal imports.
German companies allegedly circumvent Russia sanctions via Turkey: report
More than 300 German-made machines that can be used to manufacture vehicle parts or ammunition were delivered to Russia in 2023, often via Turkey, SWR reported on Thursday.
Since imports of goods that can be used for military purposes are prohibited due to the sanctions, Russia is trying to produce as much as possible domestically. According to the SWR research, the products of German mechanical engineering companies play an important role in helping Russia produce its own war machinery.
Russian customs documents, available to SWR, showed that there were more than 300 delivery of goods from German manufacturers to Russia by December 2023. Most of those goods were large industrial machines or computer numerical control (CNC) machines, which are used for cutting steel, bending sheet metal or welding metal parts fully automatically. These machines play an important role in the manufacturing of vehicle or aircraft parts or ammunition.
https://www.turkishminute.com/2024/10/11/german-companies-alleged-circumvent-russia-sanctions-via-turkey-report/