Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw...
by NicoJuicy on Monday February 21, 2022 @06:42PM
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Russia needs that European money too. It's 35% of their GDP and selling to Europe is more lucrative than selling to allies.
They currently have record gas prices, so it doesn't look like they mind selling gas. They sell gas to theirb close allies at ( almost) cost to reduce unrest.
Peak of the conflict was obviously not in 2015...
There are multiple reasons why he didn't do it sooner.
Here's one: https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/foreign-exchange-reserve....
Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw...
by andreskytt on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @01:29AM
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Oh, but they do! The gas reserves have never been lower on the European side of the pipelines. That makes no financial sense at this time of high prices.
Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw...
by andreskytt on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @01:27AM
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Yes. It’s a deterrent and a financial tool. “I supply you now, but what if I cut it off?” Also, gas means legitimate money moving in Europe to buy people with, look at the history of French or German politicians working for Russian gas interests. “Don’t do anything stupid and there’s a cozy consultancy position open for you at Gazprom”.
Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw...
by twelve40 on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @01:52AM
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That argument applies to almost all trade in the world. China exports $452B worth of goods into the US, we should eliminate all this trade since it's a deterrent, otherwise we live every day under the threat of them cutting off the (clearly non-trivial and essential) exports at the most inopportune moment.
Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw...
by soco on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @04:55AM
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Oh but there were and are talks about exactly this Chinese point (also remember this guy Trump?). So we can keep our Russian worries as well.
Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw...
by LargoLasskhyfv on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @07:44PM
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Not to mention chip factories.
Ok let me get this straight. Russia has been supplying up to 39% of all of Europe's natgas nonstop since 1973, throughout the Cold War, collapse of the USSR, 2014, and including the current everyday Ukrainian gas, which is also being supplied by Russia without fail (then reversed from Europe, to avoid outright theft), but somehow it's a very dangerous weapon. Ok.