Germany Needs Russia More Than the Reverse October 18, 2025 9:15 pmJuly 7, 2023 7:11 pm by Alex by Chris Black The European Union's manufacturing base is now on track to become a declining and weak basket-case, just as Washington has always wanted. "The argument in favour of sanctions was to make ordinary Russians worse off, so that Putin would lose domestic support. This has not happened."Wolfgang Munchau @EuroBriefing at @UnHerd https://t.co/AUCXQFqF4b— Freddie Sayers (@freddiesayers) July 6, 2023 Continue reading by subscribing. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password