I was sitting with my friend in the sauna of my residence, suddenly it started to burn. I said, 'Gerhard, it's burning, we have to get out of here.' He said, 'I'm sorry, but I'll finish my beer first.' I said, 'Are you crazy? It's on fire, we have to get out of here.' But he is a man of iron. In fact, he finished his beer and only then did we leave. The sauna burned down to the walls. In 2015, for example, when Putin was asked during the annual Russian public television program 'Direct Line' if he preferred the sauna to classic conference tables, he recalled an anecdote in which "I was sitting with my friend in the sauna of my residence, suddenly it started to burn. I said, 'Gerhard, it's burning, we have to get out of here.' He said, 'I'm sorry, but I'll finish my beer first.' I said, 'Are you crazy? It's on fire, we have to get out of here.' But he is a man of iron. In fact, he finished his beer and only then did we leave. The sauna burned down to the walls. #Schröder #Putin #SancionesEuropeas (translated)
