> Putin, in a bout of insanity, through all that out of the window. How exactly? You just explained it yourself very well; These trade relations even held trou

> Putin, in a bout of insanity, through all that out of the window. How exactly? You just explained it yourself very well; These trade relations even held trough the worst of the Cold War. Just like Germany kept its trade relations with the US going while that invaded and bombed half the Middle East. The only side that switched behavior here, throwing all established rules out of the window, is Germany and the US, by making Ukraine this "ultimate lynchpin" everybody shall pick a side over, and those who don't pick the "right" one shall be considered with the enemy. These are very much 1:1 the same overtones the US bullied the international community with, thus tolerating American imperialist ambitions, on the other side of the planet, even those have resulted in some of the worst global damage since WWII.