The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine? Sometimes a surprising statement made almost in passing on a minor occasion can pack a lot of political oomph. And sometimes, it’s just a slip and won’t tell you much about either the present or the future. But how do you know? That is the challenge posed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s recent – and very unusual – talk about a “compromise”   ( “