In the Grip of Gazprom (2023)

The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.

Directing:
  • Dirk Laabs

Writing:
  • Dirk Laabs
  • Anna Sadovnikova

Stars:
Release Date: 2023-02-07
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  • Country: DE
  • Language: English | Deutsch | Український | Pусский
  • Runtime: 90
Alexey Venediktov
Alexey Venedi...
Self - Interviewee
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Frank-Walter...
Self (archive footage)
King Charles III of the United Kingdom
King Charles...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenau...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Schulz
Martin Schulz
Self - Interviewee
Mikhail Saakashvili
Mikhail Saaka...
Self (archive footage)
Alexander Scheer
Alexander Sch...
Self - Narrator (voice)
Radoslaw Sikorski
Radoslaw Siko...
Self - Interviewee
Bill Browder
Bill Browder
Self - Interviewee
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Puti...
Self (archive footage)
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Schrö...
Self (archive footage)
Alexey Miller
Alexey Miller
Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Khodo...
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clint...
Self (archive footage)
Faisal Islam
Faisal Islam
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medved...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Schmid...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kenne...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorba...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrush...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret That...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George W. Bush
George W. Bus...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McCain
John McCain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza R...
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Göran Persson
Göran Persson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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