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>> only to replace it with Russian oil with Russian gas.

• MomsAVoxell 5mo ago
  s/Russian/American/ Either way, Germany has perfected the efficient foot bullet, at least. I could imagine Kraftwerk devising a stonkin’ “Fußkugel” track, actually ..
  • lxgr 5mo ago
    Check your facts, please: Germans figuratively shoot themselves in the knee, not the foot ;)
    • MomsAVoxell 5mo ago
      See also: the back! :)
  • cjpearson 5mo ago
    In 2021, Russia was the source of 52% of Germany's gas. Following the expansion of the Ukraine conflict in 2022 imports from Russia quickly dropped. The biggest suppliers of gas to Germany last year were Norway, Netherlands and Belgium. LNG from the United States and other countries has increased to 10% which is not nearly enough to replace the Russian imports. The phaseout was accomplished by drastically reducing overall gas usage. [0] https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2023/20230105_RueckblickGas2022.html https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilung... [1] https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2026/20260112_GAS.html https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilung...