Oh we can trace far back to many cancelled alternative pipelines. I will link to only one as people need to do their own homework. Here is such an example: ht

Oh we can trace far back to many cancelled alternative pipelines. I will link to only one as people need to do their own homework. Here is such an example: https://www.rferl.org/a/Germanys_Gas_War_Nabucco_Vs_South_Stream__And_Schroeder_Vs_Fischer_/1768674.html https://www.rferl.org/a/Germanys_Gas_War_Nabucco_Vs_South_St... "So I think that when both the Russians and the other players want to find a lobbyist, they very naturally look at Germany first. In this respect, I am not surprised that Schroeder and Fischer were the two [chosen]," he said.