"After recognizing that they have done evil, they have proclaimed that nobody can do good."

As a german, I have only heard this from pessimists in general. But not limited to germany.

" the recent leadership of Germany has been disastrous for the European continent and has resulted in wars and economic disasters"

And so because germany is recognizing past misstakes, it is responssible for russias invasion into Ukraine? That is a new one.

Germany is not recognizing past mistakes, and it is culpable for the war in Ukraine, even if they are not ultimately responsible.

German diplomats were laughing at Trump who warned them about their energy dependence on Russia. Germany decided, instead of nuclear, they will go for the greener option — Russian gas, and that greener option was only greener in the sense that they were funding the "little green men", the Russians soldiers in the Donbas in Ukraine through their new energy policy.

Germany did not care one bit about Russia's actions in Donbas and Crimea, because even after this, their strategy was to give more money to Russia. Germany was upset with Trump sanctioning Nord Stream 2. Once Trump was out and Biden lifted sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and stopped weapons sales, the message was crystal clear to Putin — push because there is mush.

The message may have been wrong, but it's quite understandable that Putin interpreted it that way. Why after not caring about Crimea, Donbas, Georgia and everything else would anyone care about the rest of Ukraine?

It's undeniable that Germany has been one of the most pro-Russian countries in the whole of the EU, and has been one of the most influential and powerful countries in the EU.