[Vigilanteman]

Was having a conversation on business with one of my colleagues at our main office in Germany last week. We were discussing strategies to cope with rising energy prices.

She volunteered "I hate to say it, and I'm no fan of Putin, but he is throwing us a lifeline and I'd trade Merkle for him if I could." She laughed when I said that many of us here feel the same about Joe Biden.

[caww]

Yep I have to agree.

If people listened to Putins Q and A’s or speeches he sounds better that those in the EU or the US. At least he understands what people want to hear. I think he took some pages out of Trumps books. At any rate he’s certainly a statesman if or not anyone likes him or not.

Personally he’s interesting to watch and hear......how much of what he says could be debatable but he’s learned how to say it well.