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In 2019, Germany's [[Bundesrechnungshof|Federal Court of Auditors]] determined the program had cost €160 billion over the last 5 years and criticized the expenses for being "in extreme disproportion to the results." Despite widespread initial support, the program is perceived as "expensive, chaotic, and unfair", and a "massive failure" as of 2019.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|access-date=16 February 2021|date=13 May 2019|first1=Gerald|first2=Stefan|first3=Alexander|first4=Frank|language=en|last1=Traufetter|last2=Schultz|last3=Jung|last4=Dohmen|location=Hamburg, Germany|title=German failure on the road to a renewable future|url=https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-failure-on-the-road-to-a-renewable-future-a-1266586.html|work=Der Spiegel International}}</ref>
Russian fossil gas was perceived as a "safe, cheap, and temporary" fuel to replace nuclear power in the initial phase of ''Energiewende''
{{See also|Ostpolitik|Wandel durch Handel}}
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