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The accreditation process was already halted, so nothing new has happened. Nord Stream 2 will eventually deliver cheap gas to Germany. This is just political t
by a0-prw 5y ago
The accreditation process was already halted, so nothing new has happened. Nord Stream 2 will eventually deliver cheap gas to Germany.
This is just political theatre. Wait till Russia stops sending gas through Ukraine and paying Ukraine billions for the privilege (a move that can be easily justified from the Russian side as 'counter sanctions').
Then you'll hear the Germans scream XD
- _ph_ 5y agoOne of the the connections to Russia that kept giving diplomacy a base is, that Russia always was a reliable supplier with gas, as was the Sovjet Union even during the cold war. Equally, Europe is a good customer. Fundamentally such trade is good for both sides. Nord Stream 2 was strictly speaking never needed, a lot consider it rather a strategy of Russia to be able to cut off Ukraine without severing their trade with Germany. As a consequence, a lot of people in Germany considered North Stream 2 a strategic mistake. Putin already was playing with the gas supply as the signed contracts were fulfilled, but no extra gas was offered, even if Russia could have made some nice profits, unless North Stream 2 became operational. Cutting gas below the existing contracts would be a whole different step of escalation.
- chasd00 5y agoMy thought was Russia would retaliate by just turning off the gas supply period. Then I was wondering who could hold out longer, Russia or Europe? I didn’t know until this article and comments that Nordstream 2 was already effectively on pause. I kept waiting for something about the situation to pop up here where I could get opinion and info from actual grownups vs the rest of the internet.
- ghostwriter 5y agoNord Stream 2: The $11BN Megaproject That's Dividing Europe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzbxGYBY5M8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzbxGYBY5M8
- thehappypm 5y agoRussia doesn’t want to piss off Europe. They’re far better off having Europe depend on their gas.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoRussia probably won't have to pay billions soon as they will own Ukraine. I can see rebels blowing up the gas/fuel lines first thing though.