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Originally Posted by elysiantraveller
There is only one likely culprit.
Nordstream 2 isn't even online yet and Germany has managed to survive the past couple of years.
There is enough capacity already through existing Eastern European pipelines to keep Europe warm...
NordStream 1 and 2 were about not having to pay transit fees through those countries.
Russia maximizes economic pain hitting the pipelines.
Edit) They are losing this war and are trying to play any bit of leverage they have.
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Im not so sure about this, there is a helluva a lot of gas bubbling up in the Baltic Sea, that's Russian $ bubbling up there and I dont think it can be stopped for at least a week. Russia was only going to use those pipelines as a means to blackmail the West and possibly fracture the alliance and support for Ukraine during the winter.
It actually makes sense if the US or NATO did it, it's going to cost Russia a fortune, now and later. If we did do it, I fully support it.
