> For them, blackmailing Germany and other wealth nations in Europe by threatening to close the tap has no political story to it at all, just plainly a way to e

> For them, blackmailing Germany and other wealth nations in Europe by threatening to close the tap has no political story to it at all, just plainly a way to extort some extra bucks As a counter-example (one of many), Russia has been for a long time losing money by subsidizing Belarusian economy with cheap oil.