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Exaggerated threats is standard soviet negotiation and the current leadership of Russia are creatures of that culture of negotiation. Blowing up their own gas
by christkv 4y ago
Exaggerated threats is standard soviet negotiation and the current leadership of Russia are creatures of that culture of negotiation.
Blowing up their own gas line makes no sense as it destroys any possible leverage. The only ones that have anything to gain is the US or other associated allies.
- migro23 4y agoThe pipelines represented zero leverage at this point. No gas was being supplied by them and it would be politically untenable for any European country to buy it using these pipelines while Putin is still in charge. So as far as Putin was concerned (not Russia) these pipelines have zero value.