The war of nerves with Russia poses a nagging question for top corporations such as Siemens, VW, Allianz and SAP: what damage will the German economy do if Vladimir Putin gives the order to attack?
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Thomas Fromm
When the bosses from Germany come by, the Russian President likes to speak German. Insiders say Vladimir Putin is actually quite good at that. The question is whether you still understand each other well. So far, at least, when the managers from Germany came by, it was often only marginally about politics. That’s about to change.