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I have never said that. But sanctions against Russia have been very good for US gas exports. Putin had two options. Either allow Ukraine become a NATO member w
by de6u99er 3y ago
I have never said that. But sanctions against Russia have been very good for US gas exports.
Putin had two options. Either allow Ukraine become a NATO member which would have resulted in him being replaced or invading Ukraine.
- knowaveragejoe 3y ago> Either allow Ukraine become a NATO member which would have resulted in him being replaced By why does NATO exist, and why would countries seek to join it of their own accord?
- hindsightbias 3y agoThe Soviet Union collapsed over 3 decades ago. Ukraine was going to be admitted any minute now…
- EdwardDiego 3y agoIt's so strange how all these former Soviet Bloc countries have wanted to join a mutual defence alliance. Whatever could've prompted them to do so?
- mepian 3y agoWho would exactly replace Putin? He seems to have a pretty strong grasp on his power.
- jemmyw 3y agoBut only until he doesn't, which could happen very quickly.
- EdwardDiego 3y agoThe sanctions have also impacted Russia's economy, which is probably far more the point. Also, US isn't the only country that exports LNG, how would they ensure that the US reaped the benefits fully?
- de6u99er 3y agoAmerican voters don't care what happens in Russia. What they care about is how much money they make and how much they pay for gas. Since the Ukraine conflict Bidenomics has suddenly taken off. At least that's how I here on the old continent see it.
- EdwardDiego 3y agoSure, but was it the USA sanctioning Russia or the EU? EU voters are far more likely to object to a bellicose dictator invading countries nearby.
- theironhammer 3y agoWho's hurting more, Germany or Russia?
- orwin 3y agoI mean Germany lost 20 people to this war, even if a German life was worth 100 Russian lives, Germany would be hurting less.
- EdwardDiego 3y agoFair question, probably Germany. They chose to believe in a liberal capitalist just-so story that more commerce with an unfree nation inevitably led to a burgeoning middle class demanding Western style democracy, and well, they fucked up real bad. Same theory was applied to China, same theory failed. Hence the European's sudden desire to expand the capacity for LNG offloading in European ports, they chose the faith based thinking of certain economists over cynical realism, and handed Russia a leash around their necks, who, in a move that shocked no-one who wasn't in German government in the last 15 years, used it to try to control them.
- hackeraccount 3y agoThe idea that Ukraine was on the way to joining NATO ante-bellum seems exceedingly doubtful to me. I can not see Germany - who was getting a ton of gas from Russia - ever allowing that to happen. Honestly I don't think France or Italy would ever have been for it. And this after Crimea and all the shenanigans in eastern Ukraine.