Well, I don't know what to tell you. These things have been broadly reported here in Germany. Whom of us was mislead, doesn't matter for explaining why us Germans have a different stance on things.

Here's two random articles, but I can send a whole list of links, if your search engine isn't turning up anything:

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60613438
• https://taz.de/Ende-der-russischen-Gaslieferungen/!5953386/