>how stupid trying to Nord Stream 2 No. In fact, soon they will see how stupid cancelling it was and reopen it willingly. Look around at all the industrial he

>how stupid trying to Nord Stream 2 No. In fact, soon they will see how stupid cancelling it was and reopen it willingly. Look around at all the industrial heads telling you their production will collapse soon without oil and gas imports. This was self inflicted from sanctions and confiscating Russian reserves. >because the other would invade and murder them Russia is incapable of invading the rest of Europe. They don't have enough troops or power to do this. And they don't have any national interest in pursuing this. Invading half of Ukraine is difficult enough. Encroachment of NATO forces and weapons along a strategic position on Russia's border (they said for years Ukraine was existential and could never align with NATO) was a terrible decision that Europe went along with while it was only in US's interest to cause chaos and threaten Russia's security interest that way. Now all of Europe pays the price. This is real politik. No I do not think it was in Germany's interest to destroy their own domestic economy by backing US's NATO schemes. It is in Germany and rest of Europe's interest to have good relations with Russia and stop NATO expansion on their border. To have a cheap plentiful energy supply right nearby not import expensive gas from far away.