Merkel was a roadblock and saboteur. Fatso was bulldozed
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davekeating/2018/07/19/how-dependent-is-germany-on-russian-gas/?sh=1361fa393b48
https://www.thequint.com/explainers/russia-nord-stream-2-gas-pipeline-germany-wants-but-europe-does-not