Comments by "Kath" (@Kath-nd6pj) on "Moscow suffers heavy losses in failed tank assault | Ukraine: The Latest Podcast" video.

From the time of Willy Brant the „never again“ has been broadly engrained into those of the then West Germany. On the other hand the area of ex-East Germany know too well of Russian style oppression. „Walls have ears“. They had the Stasi and Putin himself was sent to work for the KGB there in his formative years. After unification I believe they really did trust in perestroika and glasnost. Wishful thinking maybe, but of course Putin taking the reigns at the Kremlin changed all that. Maybe Merkle thought him just a growl no bite bear and offering friendship would passify him. .
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