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“They” in your 2nd paragraph is probably making it hard to reason out. You’re imagining Russia to be a nation with somewhat rational self interest, right? It
by pohl 4y ago
“They” in your 2nd paragraph is probably making it hard to reason out.
You’re imagining Russia to be a nation with somewhat rational self interest, right? It isn’t.
Russia today is Vladimir Putin serving Vladimir Putin’s interests. He is desperately trying not to be ousted after having stepped on his own dick in Ukraine. Destroying his own asset could have been motivated by wanting to reduce the value of what a would-be challenger might gain control of should they try to depose him.
- xyzelement 4y agoI am curious: how do you know this, and is this logical? IE, how do you know what Putin is doing and how he's thinking? What give you that insight? And - even assuming you do, does this make sense? Who is the "would be challenger" who would say "well, damn. I am going to oust Putin and take over the world's largest country, but ... nah, not gonna bother without Nordstream"?
- pohl 4y agoYou’re right. Clairvoyance is the only way one could possibly infer anything. My bad.
- xyzelement 4y agoI am asking why you think what you think. Doesn't sound like there's a reason?
- jjtheblunt 4y agoNot true. You could be Putin in which case you would know.
- kornhole 4y agoI hear he has a 70-80% approval rating in his country. They have a czarist tradition, and he fits it.