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There is obviously another option that people don't want to point out - start buying Russian gas again. The idea they're resisting to sell it is wrong. There's
by origin_path 4y ago
There is obviously another option that people don't want to point out - start buying Russian gas again. The idea they're resisting to sell it is wrong. There's a whole pipeline lying idle ready to go the moment sanctions are lifted.
People are acting like this is a natural crisis. It's not, it's an artificial one created by political choices. This will lead to political extremism as voters realize they are freezing or bankrupted because politicians like "standing with Ukraine" more than they like their own citizens. Not every politician will be like that. Some will say, we send weapons and it's not our war anyway. Citizens first, foreigners second. And suddenly that will be mainstream politics.
- anticristi 4y ago> start buying Russian gas again I'm afraid Europe bought a one-way ticket. Dependence on Russian energy is no longer a hypothetical issue, but a demonstrated concern. Freezing is not great, but giving the thermostat back to Putin is worse.
- timeon 4y ago> There is obviously another option that people don't want to point out - start buying Russian gas again What I think is more likely is that coal is back on the menu.