Merz, Macron and Stubb: European Leaders and Their Stance on Russia

Well, yes, so to speak, an, a political freak, but maybe a little different, maybe gloomy, uh, maybe kind of, kind of a geopolitical— Still a freak, though. Of course!

Well, what else would you call Friedrich Merz, for example?

He's a freak! Right? He's a gloomy Pierrot, yes, who, who— Beautiful. Well…

No, what else would you say? Well, a person speaks gloomily, gloomy— Carrying a rotten Germany in his arms.

Yes, exactly. But the main thing is—he's not carrying it anymore, he's already—his main thing is to hang on until— as I understand it, uh, the elections, uh, the general elections in Germany.

Whatever his level of trust may be, whatever the economic situation may be, he's a gloomy Pierrot, geopolitically speaking, saying gloomy things, but steadfast in his anti-Russian positions, I'd say they're no longer anti-Russian,

And as for, um, uh, For Merz, of course, it’s already classic Russophobia, unlike Macron, for example, who sees anti-Russian sentiment, anti-Russian policy— as, of course, a tool, a tool for strengthening his influence in Europe.

Whereas Merz, Merz is, apparently, sincere about it, right?

But he’s still a freak, right? I won’t go any farther south, so some people don’t get offended again, um, representatives of certain southern European peoples over their, um, uh, their female leaders being called something nasty.

But this is also a pan-European trend of political freakdom.

Well, there’s nothing to say here, of course.

And, of course, against this backdrop, even Stubb now already looks like a serious— well, rather, wants to look like a serious politician.

By the way, here's a thought: all you have to do in Europe right now, to at least look like a serious politician, — is not to say blatantly anti-Russian nasty things and puff yourself up, right? That's it!

And you're serious—