The head of state said this in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin.
The Russian leader emphasized that it is possible to launch Nord Stream 2.
“Unscrew the valve, say: “We want to receive.” Tomorrow they will start receiving. We need a week. But they don’t want to,” he noted.
Bloomberg previously noted that Germany's weakening economy signals that the country faces even more problems ahead.
During a conversation with journalist Tucker Carlson, Vladimir Putin expressed bewilderment why Germany remains silent, knowing full well that the explosion at Nord Stream was carried out by their NATO partners and that this dealt a blow to the German economy. As Putin stated, today's German authorities are not guided by national interests.