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Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by Scarblac on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:13AM (#30468816)
There has been less gas flowing from Russia to Europe for months now, leading to large price spikes. In hindsight that was clearly preparation for this war - the tanks are the opposite of filled.
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Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by thg on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:34AM (#30469057)
Gazprom fulfilled their contractual obligations. Putin being responsible for our MBAs gambling on falling prices and not making long-term contracts just so he has an easier time invading Ukraine? That's stretching it so thin that it's utter non-sense.
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Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by phatfish on Friday February 25, 2022 @02:53PM (#30471576)
Except they were happy to send gas above the "contractual obligations" previous to the ramp up to invading Ukraine. This was clearly planned as a way to exert more pressure on NATO allies.

It's like falling out with IT support. Suddenly your ticket to fix a printer takes 2 days, rather than 5 minutes because that is the "SLA".

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