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Yeah, I'm having a big "I told you so" moment right about now. Ukraine had just about nothing to lose and everything to gain from shutting off the EU from buyi

• actionfromafar 3y ago
  Ukraine would be playing a dangerous game though. If caught, especially if caught earlier, well, the optics would have been bad. Very bad.
• actionfromafar 3y ago
  Sure, but is it so crazy to think a) it’s a bit fancy for Ukraine to do it, unnoticed tok b) imagine if you were Putin and wanted any potential throne successor let go of the idea they would have the pipelines to barter with Germany? It’s not a completely outlandish thought, is it?
  • lamontcg 3y ago
    > a) it’s a bit fancy for Ukraine to do it, unnoticed tok it isn't that difficult of a leap to see how it got done if you have any experience with technical diving. > b) imagine if you were Putin and wanted any potential throne successor let go of the idea they would have the pipelines to barter with Germany? It’s not a completely outlandish thought, is it? i can't even understand this line of thought enough to form a response. if that's the best you can come up with for russia's motives then i'm 100% certain they didn't do it.
    • actionfromafar 3y ago
      Burning bridges is outlandish? I’m not saying this is what happened. But unprecedented, no. In fact, I’m proud my early reaction to the explosions was confusion. I did put a solid “maybe” on either the US or Russia, along with a “possibly” for Ukraine. Still not sure, but Ukraine is getting an increasing probability in my mind.