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> To force everyone to fully commit to their current strategy. I agree the destruction of the pipeline does have this effect, but Russia seemingly wants NATO s
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
> To force everyone to fully commit to their current strategy.
I agree the destruction of the pipeline does have this effect, but Russia seemingly wants NATO support for Ukraine to falter, not persist. Russia seems to want NATO to deviate from their current strategy.
- yreg 4y agoThe motivation to commit to strategy applies to one's own country / one's allies. Putin might want to make sure no one pressures him to reopen the pipeline. German leaders might want to make sure no one pressures them to reopen the pipeline. Etc. I'm not claiming that this was the actual motivation for the attack, of course.
- dividedbyzero 4y agoRussia also wants the EU and especially Germany to deviate from their current "no dependency on Russian gas ever again" strategy, at least in the mid- to long term. Those pipelines could have sat there until needed.