Re:UK energy bills are soaring to record highs
by ben_w on Saturday August 27, 2022 @09:04AM
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I think there's room for a lot of possible outcomes worse than zero fuel from Russia and also better than total economic collapse of Europe.
I mean, Europe's got something like 7 times the economy of Russia. And two European countries also have nukes and are on the UN permanent security council. If the sanctions against Russia weren't enough to stop the war, this winter is unlikely to be bad enough to stop Europen support of Ukraine.
Conversely, if Russia finds that it can wield its fuel as a weapon capable of destroying Europe by either riots or total economic collapse, then Europe automatically has an existential threat that only ends when Russia can no longer play that card.
And America will do what serves American interests, not necessarily what serves European interests, and they're not threatened by Russia cutting off its gas exports.
I mean, Europe's got something like 7 times the economy of Russia. And two European countries also have nukes and are on the UN permanent security council. If the sanctions against Russia weren't enough to stop the war, this winter is unlikely to be bad enough to stop Europen support of Ukraine.
Conversely, if Russia finds that it can wield its fuel as a weapon capable of destroying Europe by either riots or total economic collapse, then Europe automatically has an existential threat that only ends when Russia can no longer play that card.
And America will do what serves American interests, not necessarily what serves European interests, and they're not threatened by Russia cutting off its gas exports.