Oh, you can be absolutely certain that Germany only decided to support the sanctions through gritted teeth. Prior to the war Russia was a highly-regarded tradin

Oh, you can be absolutely certain that Germany only decided to support the sanctions through gritted teeth. Prior to the war Russia was a highly-regarded trading partner for a lot of companies. Many companies had employees or contractors in Russia, especially in tech. The corruption and "conservative values" (e.g. its de facto ban on homosexuality) were well-known but mostly ignored. Supporting the sections meant cutting off a limb with heavy blood loss. It's absurd to be confused why Germany hasn't managed to regain composure yet. We barely cauterized the wound.