German politician: it is impossible to put Russia on his knees with "stupid penalties"

ECONOMY
18:50 20.08.2017URL short

The German government is mistaken if he thinks that "these stupid sanctions" could bring Russia to its knees, told the newspaper Bild president leftist faction in the Bundestag, Dietmar Bartsch.

"It's absurd! Who knows Russia and remember that in the years of World War II, millions of people died there of hunger and thirst but did not give up , you can not seriously believe that these stupid penalties likely to put the country on its knees" he said .



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In his view, the restrictive measures only strengthen the authority of Vladímir Putin defended Russia's interests.

"This leads rather to the fact that people have many friends - and there - say '! So Putin is better because it allows contain Russia' , " said the German politician.

Dietmar Bartsch also responded to those who qualify to members of his party as "connoisseurs" about Putin.

"Understanding Putin means knowing the Russian language and understand the Russian mentality. There is nothing wrong with that , " observed