To start with, Steinmeier builds himself a position of moral superiority, by “abstaining from laying blame” – something he is not really doing, after all, but by the time we notice that, he has already made his point.
En primer lugar, Steinmeier se coloca en una posición de superioridad moral al “renunciar” (lo que en realidad no hace, pero cuando esto se note, el ya se habrá marcado el tanto).