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The 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 ensur
by EdwardDiego 3y ago
The 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.