Germany attempted to build a bridge of peace through economic means but Putin showed he is Soviet Union Nutjob.
This is Germany paying for energy not begging.
Sounds like you really don’t like Putin.
Also, you were really really pro vax.
I read an article about this today... did you catch it?
Germany knows what Russia is capable of, after all, they tried to destroy each other in WWII, and the East was under Soviet occupation for many years. Did Germany suffer from Stockholm syndrome after the wall came down, to the point where they continued to be reliant on their occupiers for their necessities? It seems that Russia has, for many years, been enjoying the fact that they have Germany over a barrel when it comes to the oil industry. After Hitler failed to capture the Suez Canal, and the untapped oil fields of the Middle East, he turned his attention to Russia's oil fields, and he failed there too. So how delicious is it, that since the end of WWII, the country that invaded Russia to take their oil, has been reliant on them for their oil for decades.
Britain has basically done the same thing to themselves when it comes to their imports. They import more than they produce in the country. It really became a big problem in WWI, when German subs were torpedoing ships delivering necessary goods to them. It happened again in WWII. And despite having to ration food into the 50's, Britain hasn't done much to become more self-sustaining since that time. Next World War, it won't be German subs sending those torpedos out. It will Russian subs, and perhaps Chinese subs. Nobody bothers to think ahead anymore, and no country should be solely reliant on just one country for their oil. They should have many options to choose from. The old saying: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" rings true here.