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No. He was about to get Nord Stream 2 through, which doens't run through Ukraine, and now he got it shut down.
by csee 5y ago
No. He was about to get Nord Stream 2 through, which doens't run through Ukraine, and now he got it shut down.
- Evgenii1 5y agoTemporary pause in licensing from Germany not 'shut down'. Germany has no choice but to buy Russian gas where else are they going to get energy from to run their huge GDP country
- hilbertseries 5y agoGas makes up 10 percent of energy usage. More of a concern for heating and industries requiring it. But they can start investing in retrofitting and other sources now.
- jdkee 5y agoToo bad Germany decided to shut down its nuclear plants. See https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-25/what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-germany-s-nuclear-power-plant-shutdowns https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-25/what-t...
- nate_meurer 5y agoThis needs to be repeated at every opportunity. I believe history will ultimately judge this as Merkel's greatest failure, and I say that as a fan of her's.