At least German commenters have a sense of humour:

> Putin has no interest in Germany. Germany is a restructuring case; where should he get all the money to renovate the railroads, the roads, the bridges and the schools, to finance the citizens' allowance, the healthcare system and the migration costs; and then there is the housing construction and the digitalization of the administration. Russian oil and gas revenues are not enough for this either.

https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article256298278/bundeskanzler-merz-warnt-muessen-befuerchten-dass-russland-den-krieg-ueber-die-ukraine-hinaus-fortsetzen-wird.html#Comments