Why? Because Germans thought that kissing asses (Russian, American, even Hungarian) will solve all their problems. But it didn’t. Who would have thought that kissing asses will become more expensive than just stop mocking upon dying Ukrainians and help them? (Any sane person have, actually)

Most important part:

When asked, the ministry spokesperson pointed out that "the regulation was already in place during the Cold War and had no practical relevance; in particular, there are no penalties for violating it.”