Last time the Russians cut output, it took them more than a decade to recover, and oil/gas provides a very large share of the state's income. How much of a recession do you expect, compared to that? I do think I understand the issue.
The question isn't how badly Russia will be affected. It's how badly Germany will be affected. The relative size of the effects are utterly irrelevant. Germany going into a deep recession would be very bad for German citizens and the EU.
