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As an immediate goal – maybe, but how connected these things are? It's not like Ukraine getting paid their transit tariffs actively funds the war. Also, would
by ilammy 5y ago
As an immediate goal – maybe, but how connected these things are? It's not like Ukraine getting paid their transit tariffs actively funds the war.
Also, would the war stop if Ukraine takes a nuclear option and blows up the pipeline? Unlikely, I'd say. But that's a good way to jeopardize the future in N years, throwing away economic and political leverage like that. The war would go away – but so would the income and power.
- jamesmishra 5y agoBut it's a tariff on revenue that goes to Russian oil companies--all of whom have close ties to Putin's administration. Again, I can't speak for Ukraine, but I think their policy position is clear. It's not like the Ukrainians are saying, "Russian oil is great! Everybody buy it now!"