Will Russia Anger Germany Further?

“More than 25 years after the Berlin Wall’s fall, Russian lawmakers are mulling a proposal to condemn West Germany’s 1990 ‘annexation’ of East Germany as Moscow’s answer to Western denunciation of its seizure of Crimea” (The Local, January 28, 2015). Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, under whose leadership the Berlin Wall came down, “called the contention ‘nonsense’” (ibid.). However, Russian leaders contend that there was no official referendum of the people to make the reunification of Germany legal (ibid.). This tit-for-tat action by Russia’s leaders is a response to the powerful pressure that Germany has led against Russia for its recent annexation of Crimea (ibid.). On January 28, Royal Air Force fighters intercepted Russian aircraft over the English Channel, one of which is believed to have been carrying a nuclear weapon (International Business Times, February 2, 2015). 

Although the likelihood of any action to re-divide Germany is extremely slim, recent actions by Russia’s parliament to reopen this issue, and actions by its air force, will likely further damage Russian-German relations. Russia’s actions may push Germany to take an even stronger stance against Russia’s future “power grabs” and may even push Germany to more rapidly militarize. Germany has been slow to rebuild its military due to the “pacifist” perspective of the German populace. However, if the people begin to feel threatened by Russia, the German government may have the impetus it needs to more quickly remilitarize.

Bible prophecy does indicate Germany will lead Europe at the time of the end, both politically and militarily.

For more on this topic, read our article, “Resurgent Germany: A Fourth Reich?"