The aim of the article is to present the problem of energy security in economic and political relations during the rule of Angela Merkel, during the rule of the CDU / CSU - FDP. The problem of energy security has emerged in mutual relations between Berlin and Moscow in this century. Over the last decade, the German economy has significantly increased the consumption of gas imported, mainly from Russia. In 2011, a real "energy revolution" took place in Germany. This state gave up nuclear energy. In addition, the European Commission has recommended the member states to increase the energy efficiency of industrial production by 20% by 2020, reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere by 20%, and 20% of the energy consumed will come from renewable sources. This principle known as 20 x 20 x 20 has become the basis of the new EU energy policy. For Russia, oil and gas exports are not only a source of enormous profits, counting in billions of dollars and euros, but also the basis of the state budget. For the Russian Federation, the "foreign energy policy" is an element of political and economic relations with highly developed EU countries.