Him cutting off supply would be a dream come true. He's definitely bluffing because he thinks he's cornered the market.
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Good. Wake the citizens of the western world the fuck up and teach us that we are not immune to consequences.
Edit: For clarity, since it does sound like I'm celebrating a Putin victory.... that's not what I'm happy about. Was poorly written. I'm happy about price shocks coming home to roost in the western world in general, as a way to wake people up and get people to care more about everything that is happening. Fuck Putin, fuck Russia.
WTF? You are siding with Putin against Europe?
Piss off idiot. Europe didn't start any of those wars.
Europe never acted as if we are invulnerable, but have tried to act responsibly in international affairs.
Helping Ukraine that was illegally attacked by Russia, and NOT helping Israel/USA in their illegal attack on Iran.
All of Europe clearly felt when Russia shut off the gas in 2022, so what the fuck are you on about that we should feel invulnerable?
It's unfortunate and disgusting that the US and Israel action are having an effect on Europe. But Europe should also have done everything in their power to get off of Russian oil years ago when they invaded Ukraine. There was opportunity to protect themselves, and wasn't fully taken. It's still fucked that they are affected by someone else's actions. This should be a wake up call to everyone, but governments seemingly don't respond well to wake up calls historically.
EU has set a way lower than market price as the maximum to buy from Russia, in that way preventing Russia from profiting from the oil as much as usual. EU has also cut use of Russian gas dramatically at great cost of new infra structure. Unfortunately some countries are not doing their part, especially Hungary and Slovakia, but also Italy has been slow to get off Russian energy. But the block as a whole has done a lot.
the US and Israel do not represent the entire West. this is Israel and Trump's war and nothing more
Also the article is about a reaction by Russia directed at Europe. And Putin speculating that he might sell to other markets that are opening up.
This has zero to do with USA, and USA is not depending on any form of energy from Russia.
So yes for now USA is mostly "immune" apart from global prices going up.
we do, though? fossil fuel prices soaring is real and something fossil fuels from Russia could fix EDIT: i replied before you edited and i now see that your edit addresses this, nevermind
i agree with your point that most of the west had nothing to do with starting the Iran bombings though
i replied before you edited
Yes sorry, I tend to do that. 😋
And why side with Putin who is just as bad, why gloat over an economic victory to the war criminal Putin over Europe, that had nothing to do with starting either war?
If he follows through it will be a good thing for Europe in the long term as it will drive renewable and EV adoption. Which has already happened to an extent as a consequence of the Ukraine war.
Almost as if this were one of the resons for the war: easy money for Russia so it can murder more Ukrainian civilians.
The other reasons are Epstein distraction, and destroying any country in the Middle East that doesn't bend the knee to the Israelis.