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Re:3,599,040,600 € wired by Germany to Russia since the inva... by grobclaw on Monday March 21, 2022 @01:01PM (#30756600)
You're suggesting that Russia wants Germany to stop importing gas? If so, why doesn't Russia stop selling it, like they threaten to every now and then?
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Re:3,599,040,600 € wired by Germany to Russia since the inva... by motoboi on Monday March 21, 2022 @07:35PM (#30761119)
Russia wants to put Germany in a bad negotiation position. If internal pressure to shutdown Russian gas becomes too strong, and shutting down Russian gas is a tremendous self-inflicted harm, a better alternative for politicians is to find a quick compromise with Russia.

Without russia having to publicly force this to happen.

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