Why Russia and Germany Are Important Topics?

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Russia is the world's second largest energy exporter in terms of oil, number one with natural gas. The russians made an incredible misjudgment strategically when they to full on invade ukraine. They saw after two thousand eight in georgia, after two thousand 14 in ukraine, that they didn't have a strong and united western response against them. After two thousand 14, the sanctions were pretty limited. You had european heads of state all coming to visit oton when they hoasted the world cup a couple of years later, like it wasn't such a big deal. And then when biden meets with poton a year ago in switzerland,

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