Nothing like folding your hand in a game of poker....They didn't object to US and UK troops defending their country at the height of the Cold War though did they..
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...d=winp1taskbar
The German government briefed that threats to exclude Russia from the Swift system are to be dropped over fears it could destabilise international markets, according to Handelsblatt newspaper.
But the US pushed back against the claim, insisting “no option is off the table” in the event of Russian aggression.
The signs of division come amid reports Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of state, is to fly to Berlin on Thursday for urgent talks with Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor.
Annalena Baerbock, the
German foreign minister, is set for talks with the Russian government in Moscow on Tuesday.
The West has threatened to block Russia from the Swift system, effectively cutting it off from international payments, if it attacks Ukraine.