Maybe, maybe not, but he thinks it's funny when people underestimate him...
All politicians in Europe still underestimate him today, that's a mistake.
Putin always thinks 7 moves ahead, our politicians here not even one. Our politicians here explain to us that if a company has to close down because it can no longer pay the energy costs, it is not insolvent.....
You may be wondering in the USA what that means now, our politicians are convinced that the company will simply take a break, its employees will not do anything for a few months, but that the company is not insolvent and will open again after a few months. Only idiots in power here who have absolutely no idea how the economy works.
"Alarmstufe Brot" – Bäcker reagieren entsetzt auf Habecks Äußerungen zur Insolvenz
And no, it's not Russian propaganda, it happened live on TV a few days ago, if you trust Europe to make ends meet, sell all European stocks and the like as soon as possible.