Putin Ostracism Receives No Applause From German Business Leader

Critics must stop ostracizing Putin and show more readiness to talk to salvage Germany’s economic links with Russia, said Eckhard Cordes, head of the BDI industry federation’s committee for eastern Europe.

“If there is no solution to the crisis soon, the relationship of trust between business partners will erode,” said Cordes, who is a former chief executive officer of retailer Metro AG and top executive at automaker Daimler AG.