>The loss of cheap Russian natural gas needed to power factories “painfully damaged the business model of the German economy,” Kullmann told The Associated Press. “We’re in a situation where we’re being strongly affected — damaged — by external factors.”
I would argue that betting the farm on a single unreliable (at best) partner for cheap energy and future development is an internal factor and not an external one.
I would argue that betting the farm on a single unreliable (at best) partner for cheap energy and future development is an internal factor and not an external one.