| polit., disappr. |
Putin-Empathizer (These prominent German Putin-Empathizers (from Versteher or, literally "understander" in German) serve as Putin's first line of defense against meaningful European sanctions for the Anschluss of Crimea.  forbes.com 4uzhoj); Putin-Versteher (Empathizing With The Devil: How Germany's Putin-Verstehers Shield Russia • The most egregious Putin-Versteher is Gerhard (Gerd) Schroeder (Chancellor 1998 to 2005), who chairs the board of Nord Stream, the northern-route natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe. forbes.com 4uzhoj); Putinversteher (When Germans add the word Versteher (one who understands) to a term, they generally mix flattery with irony. So a Frauenversteher (one who understands women) is usually a man who boasts excessively about his knowledge of the opposite sex. The label is now being attached to so-called Russlandversteher or Putinversteher: members of the elite or intelligentsia who gush with empathy for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, on talk shows, in journals and at dinner parties. economist.com 4uzhoj); Putin understander (The German club of Putin understanders ft.com 4uzhoj) |
