There are suspicions that German energy policy was effectively controlled/influenced by Russia in the early 2000s.

E.g the ex chancellor is now paid handsomely https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/world/europe/schroder-ger...

I believe more recently there was an expose about some other politicians at that time having links to Russia, although don’t have them to hand right now.

It’s sarcasm. Russia does not have good long term energy plans for Germany.