It's important to remember how German Chancellor Angela Merkel cozied up to Vladimir Putin even after the Kremlin dictator seized Crimea and launched a war in the Donbas. Money rules the world.
Ever since the Roman empire, we have tried to civilise the barbarians by trade and hopefully import our form of government as well. Most times it fails. It certainly failed with Russia and it will fail again, despite the number of European countries willing to give it another go. Remember the Einstein quote on insanity?
Ever since the Roman empire, we have tried to civilise the barbarians by trade and hopefully import our form of government as well. Most times it fails. It certainly failed with Russia and it will fail again, despite the number of European countries willing to give it another go. Remember the Einstein quote on insanity?