Could Europe be the "Panurge's sheep" of the United States? The head of the Kremlin quoted a hanging joke to illustrate European policy dependent on instructions from Washington.
Vladimir Putin joked about European leaders who are ready to do whatever they are told from across the ocean.
«If tomorrow they are told: 'We have decided to hang you all', then they, their eyes lowered and surprised at their audacity, will ask only one question: 'Can we do it with nationally produced ropes? 'Putin told journalist Pavel Zarubin speaking on Russian TV. Rossiya 1.
But the Europeans would fail even in such a situation because the Americans are unlikely to refuse such a large order for their textile industry, he added.
Putin has repeatedly drawn attention to the lack of independence of European countries, noting that their political elites often serve the interests of third countries rather than their own national interests.
source: Sputnik Africa
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