- Panic in the gas market causing rising prices - Causes accusations between NATO members - An attempt to claim force majeure to get out of their gas contract

- Panic in the gas market causing rising prices - Causes accusations between NATO members - An attempt to claim force majeure to get out of their gas contract with Germany so that Germany can't seize their frozen Russian funds for non delivery. Also, one shouldn't assume that an apparatus which blundered its way into this costly Ukraine quagmire for no benefit is acting 100% rationally.