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What a giant waste of taxpayer money, built when many - especially in east European countries - were already warning something exactly like this year would happ
by jupp0r 4y ago
What a giant waste of taxpayer money, built when many - especially in east European countries - were already warning something exactly like this year would happen.
Cool technology though.
- qaq 4y agoFor all the talk about how corrupt Eastern European countries are. Russia sure proved western politicians are easy to buy.
- Reason077 4y agoThe Nord Stream pipelines are owned by Gazprom, in partnership with a consortium of privately owned Western European energy companies (Engie, Shell, E.ON, etc)
- polskibus 4y agoState owns a significant share of Engie, moreover because oil is a strategic resource, governments often have a right to intervene in corporate governance when it threatens national security.
- jansan 4y agoWhy were they warning that this would happen? Who were they thinking would do this?
- nopenopenopeno 4y agoJoe Biden threatened to do it live on air: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UKn8TM47BTc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UKn8TM47BTc
- FpUser 4y agoSo if they actually blew up the pipeline what would happen if Russia tries to return the favor and do the same to Norway-Polish pipeline that was just opened.
- rocqua 4y agoThe only believable explanation for the attack on Nordstream I have heard so far is this threat. That is, the supposed idea is to make Europe wonder if any other pipelines could be targets.
- FpUser 4y agoThat what Russia could have done. But why do it since it is one thing to blow your own pipe and it is likely an act of war to blow ones that belong to other countries. The consequences for Russia are very bad in this case. My question was to the post that implied that it was the US who blew up the pipelines. If that was the case they have just legitimized the potential Russian response.
- rocqua 4y agoThe timing simultaneously with the new Polish-Norway pipeline makes me suspicious. Besides, the US needs Europe to stay on the Ukrainian side. Most likely thing to push Europe away from support is needing Russian gas. Threatening Europe's gas supply is not likely to help the US maintain European support.
- BurningPenguin 4y ago> RussiaZ for victory Yeah, that seems like a real trustworthy channel... Btw. they were talking about heavy sanctions back in the time.