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Europe has been looking for alternate suppliers. See https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-31/u-s-looks-to-qatar-in-case-europe-s-gas-supplies-run-
by zx85wes 5y ago
Europe has been looking for alternate suppliers. See https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-31/u-s-looks-to-qatar-in-case-europe-s-gas-supplies-run-low https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-31/u-s-lo... for instance.
I think these steps are escalating the crisis.
- NicoJuicy 5y agoI think invading a country is an escalation. It's also business logic 101 to have alternatives. NATO's reason to exist is literally because of Russian threat.
- zx85wes 5y agoI agree with all of that. And the troop buildup had already happened back then. But the current invasion deeper into Ukraine hadn't.