I think Merkel thought that if pay Putin fairly, he will learn it is better to c...

		empiricus 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Romanian court annuls result of presidential elect... I think Merkel thought that if pay Putin fairly, he will learn it is better to cooperate, everybody wins. EU addicted to gas, but make Putin addicted to money. It seems that Putin was not this kind of rational.