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One reason, and one reason only: Cheap oil. We're willing to destroy the future of the entire world for cheap oil. What's one relatively small country in compa
by boplicity 5y ago
One reason, and one reason only: Cheap oil.
We're willing to destroy the future of the entire world for cheap oil. What's one relatively small country in comparison to that?
The West wants Russia's cheap oil. There's no other explanation.
- mtmail 5y agoThe article lists several other explanations.
- Cthulhu_ 5y ago> There's no other explanation. ...that you can think of.
- anamax 5y agoCanadian and in-US oil/gas is less expensive (from a US perspective) than Russia's. Taking the US off the market also makes Russia's oil/gas cheaper for other countries. However, we're shutting that down.
- rank0 5y agoOil isn’t optional. It’s the most important commodity in the world. Nobodies lifestyle on HN would be possible without it. It’s the natural gas too. Europe needs natural gas for power. Is Europe’s supposed to deprive its citizens of electricity?