He is a powerful leader but continues to focus on Ukraine instead of his larger competition in China.
https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2018/12/06/788576-granitsu
Why is the German government still defending Nord Stream 2?
https://www.gazeta.ru/army/2018/12/05/12083533.shtml
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3820453
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/04Dec2018/sueddeutsche/pipeline.html