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This is scary. What has dissuaded Putin from this kind of thing in the past (if anything)?
by D-Coder 5y ago
This is scary. What has dissuaded Putin from this kind of thing in the past (if anything)?
- Reichhardt 5y agoA more confident America and Europe. Keep in mind that Russia has a history of corrupting Western politicians, on a strategic and multi-decade basis, for example Gerhard Shroder, ex-Chancellor of Germany. He initiated the nuclear shutdown, and now serves as Chairman of Rosneft: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/gerhard-schr%C3%B6der-s-russian-oil-links-leave-a-bad-taste-1.3189869 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/gerhard-schr%C3... The message to Europe is presumably: intervene in Ukraine this time, and we'll completely shut off your Winter gas.
- sschueller 5y agoThat makes no sense. Russia is building a pipeline directly to Germany and the ones opposed to it is the US. Russia doesn't want to support the Ukraine with gas but it want to sell it to Europe.
- Reichhardt 5y agoThe purpose of the pipeline is precisely to bypass Ukraine and connect into Germany directly. That way Russia can declare war on Ukraine whilst gas connectivity is maintained. Nordstream also avoids going through Polish territory. Its basically the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact all over again.