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Regarding Russian energy Germany has the big the biggest responsibility to carry because in total cubic meters they are the ones bankrolling the Russian wars. E

Regarding Russian energy Germany has the big the biggest responsibility to carry because in total cubic meters they are the ones bankrolling the Russian wars. Eastern European states pleased to not start Nord Stream 2 but to deaf ears. UK, US did the same but no. Its easier to bully small Hungary that basically has the same game plan (which I very much disagree with).

JumpCrisscross 5y ago
> Germany has the big the biggest responsibility to carry because in total cubic meters they are the ones bankrolling the Russian wars They’ve also owned up to their mistake in a way I can’t find recent comparison for.
- Dma54rhs 5y ago
  How have they owned up? They pause and resume NS 2 multiple times and everything continues as usual. Hard to believe before we see real life next steps.
  - JumpCrisscross 5y ago
    > How have they owned up? Freezing Nord Stream 2. Green lighting LNG terminals [1]. Sending arms to Ukraine. Setting a short-term and realistic plan to stop purchasing Russian oil by the end of the year and Russian gas by 2024. Taking steps towards gas rationing [2]. Merkel appeased Putin. But Scholz has--after initial delay--admitted the mistake, tacked hard and accepted the costs. By and large, the German public is behind him on that. [1] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-tes-accelerates-plan-gas-import-terminal-2022-03-30/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-tes-acceler... [2] https://www.ft.com/content/0706d6f4-6668-4f67-ab1c-d535d847caf7 https://www.ft.com/content/0706d6f4-6668-4f67-ab1c-d535d847c...
    - Dma54rhs 5y ago
      The thing is, that they have frozen numerous times and given same promises but they have stayed empty. Every time Russia says when the "hysteria" calms down the life goes and it will - it just means Germany's economic needs and interests win. There have been promises for decades and before there are real changes it's difficult to believe Germans while the press will concentrate on Orban and what not. I'm not saying they shouldn't but it's a small fish. Also, the response is still weak compared to UK (ironically Brexit country) and US.

JumpCrisscross 5y ago

> Germany has the big the biggest responsibility to carry because in total cubic meters they are the ones bankrolling the Russian wars They’ve also owned up to their mistake in a way I can’t find recent comparison for.

Dma54rhs 5y ago
How have they owned up? They pause and resume NS 2 multiple times and everything continues as usual. Hard to believe before we see real life next steps.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > How have they owned up? Freezing Nord Stream 2. Green lighting LNG terminals [1]. Sending arms to Ukraine. Setting a short-term and realistic plan to stop purchasing Russian oil by the end of the year and Russian gas by 2024. Taking steps towards gas rationing [2]. Merkel appeased Putin. But Scholz has--after initial delay--admitted the mistake, tacked hard and accepted the costs. By and large, the German public is behind him on that. [1] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-tes-accelerates-plan-gas-import-terminal-2022-03-30/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-tes-acceler... [2] https://www.ft.com/content/0706d6f4-6668-4f67-ab1c-d535d847caf7 https://www.ft.com/content/0706d6f4-6668-4f67-ab1c-d535d847c...
  - Dma54rhs 5y ago
    The thing is, that they have frozen numerous times and given same promises but they have stayed empty. Every time Russia says when the "hysteria" calms down the life goes and it will - it just means Germany's economic needs and interests win. There have been promises for decades and before there are real changes it's difficult to believe Germans while the press will concentrate on Orban and what not. I'm not saying they shouldn't but it's a small fish. Also, the response is still weak compared to UK (ironically Brexit country) and US.