PoliticsGerman-Russo ties strained after crackdownTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoPolitics04/08/2013April 8, 2013Germany has tried to persuade Russia to embrace democracy through a policy of "change through rapprochment" in recent years. But critics say Putin's intolerance of dissent shows this approach is no longer working.https://p.dw.com/p/18BuWAdvertisement