Konflikt na Ukrainie w niemieckim dyskursie parlamentarnym
The Conflict in Ukraine in the German Parliamentary Discourse

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of the parliamentary discourse of Bundestag deputies, led over two years, i.e. from 2012 to 2014 regarding the crisis in Ukraine. The studies on the discourse were aiming to indicate the most important issues for the German parliamentarians and ways of resolving the Kyiv-Moscow conflict preferred by the federal government. The essay is an attempt of explanation why A. Merkelʼs government got involved in the conflict, what was its perceived role and own benefits. The aim of the article was also to outline the evolution of the issues raised in the debate in the context of Germanyʼs strategic national interests (mainly the economic ones) and forming their foreign policy guaranteeing to maximize their influence and avoiding an acute conflict with Russia at the same time. This could negatively affect German economic indications, which they wanted to avoid at all costs. Therefore, the perspective presented herein enables to understand, at least to some degree, the German soft power tactics and a certain amount of the Chancellorʼs submission to W. Putin and his invasive politics in Ukraine.

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