In 1896 Russia's Czar Nicholas II visited France
an observation by Avles Beluskes:
Just in the recent European elections the victory of far right wing Le Pen in France was counter-balanced by the victory of the Italian center-left party, traditional friend of Germany. Now the French nationalism of Le Pen, traditional adversary of the German one, is pushing Maerkel to search alliance with popish Italy.... A geometry of ideological forces to push Berlin in the hands of the Vatican meanwhile the CIA/NSA espionage scandal in Germany before, and Putin's imperialism are encircling and isolating Germany? Sun Tzu war manual suggest to leave always to the enemy an open door of escape,... through which he will fall in the hands of the enemy walking with the proper legs...