Germany on the verge of collapse: Historic battles at the Brandenburg Gate - Sanctions against Russia broke the "steam engine" of Europe!

Germany on the verge of collapse: Historic battles at the Brandenburg Gate - Sanctions against Russia broke the "steam engine" of Europe

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Thousands of farmers gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany paralyzing the politically historic city for the first time since the Reunification! 

Countless tractors arrived in Berlin on Sunday afternoon to take part in today's giant demonstrations!

Sanctions against Russia backfired on the so-called "steam engine" of the Old Continent. And this is because the Solz government, in an attempt to close the "black hole" of 17 billion euros, which was caused by the sanctions in Russia and the loss of the Nord Stream pipelines, announced cuts in the state budget! 

In fact, farmers, who are opposed to the impoverishment of the country's productive units so that the multinationals can take over, blocked a ferry in Schlitziel, in northern Germany, in which the Minister of Economy and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck was riding, and almost killed him!

Brandenburg police reported blockades across the state's highway network this morning. Almost all roads are blocked.

Many more tractors and agricultural machinery are on the way to the politically historic city, which was once divided into West and East Berlin!

Convoys of tractors and trucks, some with protest banners reading "no farmers, no food, no future", made their way through German roads in sub-zero temperatures. In Berlin, a line of dozens of tractors blocked the main boulevard leading to the Brandenburg Gate.

According to police reports, roads and bypasses were blocked at many places across the country, causing traffic jams during the morning rush hour.

Farmers have vowed to block major traffic and supply routes until next week as they warn that ending tax breaks will make farms unviable.

The head of the German farmers' union DBV, Joachim Rukwied, called on the public to stand by farmers in an interview published today, Monday.

"We don't want to lose the support and solidarity of large sections of the population," he told Stern magazine, clarifying that farmers "will not accept the planned tax increases in the agricultural sector."

Solz's unpopular governing coalition of Socialists, Liberals and Greens angered farmers last month with plans to scrap the farm vehicle tax exemption and diesel tax breaks.

The proposals were part of a package to plug a €17 billion hole in the 2024 budget.

The government backtracked last Thursday in part, saying the car tax exemption would be maintained and cuts to diesel tax relief for farmers would be phased in over three years with the subsidy cut by 40% this year , by 30% in 2025 and its termination from 2026.

However, the German Farmers' Union said it was insisting on a complete reversal of the plans and went ahead with a "week of action" starting today Monday.