Logically, not sure why those countries would be obliged to indulge a corrosive terrorist empire that has never stopped trying to conquer them. But - sure. The degree to which European “leaders” have been clearly corrupted and bribed by the FSB over the last century is just mind-boggling.
Schroder is a little more DGAF about his blatant on-the-take corruption. Merkel tries to at least appear as a politican with German interests in her heart.
Yes, he is very corrupt and treasonous, whereas she was naive with Putin and now tries to protect her legacy. If protecting her legacy is what she’s now trying to do, it is very not working