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Who in Europe isn't heavily affected by the gas shortage? How is this Germany's fault? To me it seems like a lot of the smaller/weaker countries in Europe just always need a scapegoat to blame when things get difficult.
Italy is a bit less affected because it's closer to Algeria. However we also had politicians trying to stop the pipeline from Turkey to Italy.
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Solution #1 - we already tried that, we gave Putin Crimea in 2014, everything was chill for 7-8 years and now we have this mess. If we give him Donetsk and Luhansk, he'll just be back for more + Moldova in 5-6 years.
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Just say that Russia is no different than China or the USA. It is reasonable for them to have their own monroe doctrine over former USSR nation-states.
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If only somebody foresaw this https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-eu-summit-idUSBREA2P0... https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-scolded-germany-for...
Ah yes about trump. I distinctly remember people rightfully laughing at him for his “clean coal” statements. Guess what country in europe relies heavily on “clean coal”?
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As a Ukrainian, I sincerely thank you for writing this. It is often disheartening to see how many people of HN don't realise what is happening (and, frankly, has been happening for 8 years) and then read cold opinions devoid of empathy. What is the compromise when the other side's goal is extermination?
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To get some perspective why this is such a hotly debated topic - just got my heating bill for the last year - just a small 2 person flat in a small town - most flats in Germany are heated by gas one way or another - 700€/year with 5.2ct/kWh for 2021 - current market is more like 15ct/kWh and will probably rise. With the rise in rent prices in the last years this could push quite a bit of poor / lower middle class peo…
And with the support for energy embargoes already falling to 32% in Germany[0] in mid July this seems like the most likely outcome.
Question is will Russia then attempt to hurt Europe by blocking gas deliveries like it is doing now with Nord Stream 1.
[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-germany-gas-i...
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What's the explanation for this? I mean, surely the explanation isn't that Trump is secretly a well informed and thoughtful person?
That he likes calling out an occasional hypocrite now and then, and is familiar with Russian power dynamics in the west?
This was his version of simply yelling the same insult back at people he didn't like: and he really didn't like Merkel (or any European leader) because unlike the despots and dictators they wouldn't just suck up to him (notably Shinzo Abe figured him out immediately and went all in on the obvious play for favor[3])
[1] https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/connections-...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_between_Trump_associates...
[3] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/18/japans-abe-nominated-trump-f...
Unfortunately Brunsbüttel terminal only finally got the go ahead in January 2022 and it will take 3.5 years to build. It's anyway a good alternative source. https://www.gem.wiki/Brunsb%C3%BCttel_LNG_Terminal Increasing insulation and installing and building more heat pumps are obvious ways to save on gas. Italy used some big EU subsidies to pay 100% of people's home and house renovations. Would something like that be…
Unfortunately Brunsbüttel terminal only finally got the go ahead in January 2022 and it will take 3.5 years to build. It's anyway a good alternative source. https://www.gem.wiki/Brunsb%C3%BCttel_LNG_Terminal Increasing insulation and installing and building more heat pumps are obvious ways to save on gas. Italy used some big EU subsidies to pay 100% of people's home and house renovations. Would something like that be…
my god- the EU redistributed tax revenue from member countries to fund 100% of home improvements in Italy? I can't even imagine.
To get some perspective why this is such a hotly debated topic - just got my heating bill for the last year - just a small 2 person flat in a small town - most flats in Germany are heated by gas one way or another - 700€/year with 5.2ct/kWh for 2021 - current market is more like 15ct/kWh and will probably rise. With the rise in rent prices in the last years this could push quite a bit of poor / lower middle class peo…
I share the sentiment regarding Russia's fascist regime but it seems much more realistic that the EU will just silently walk back on the embargoes. After all, if the populace gets too uneasy with higher energy bills the politicians won't have any issues dealing business with Russia. And with the support for energy embargoes already falling to 32% in Germany[0] in mid July this seems like the most likely outcome. Ques…
Sorry for the naive question, but are the Nord Stream gas deliveries:
1. blocked because sanctions dont allow for commerce/transactions,
or
2. blocked to hurt the customer (Europe) by not transacting even when transacting is possible?
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As a Ukrainian, I sincerely thank you for writing this. It is often disheartening to see how many people of HN don't realise what is happening (and, frankly, has been happening for 8 years) and then read cold opinions devoid of empathy. What is the compromise when the other side's goal is extermination?
I don't see the goal being extermination at all. If that were the case the tactics used would be much different. Control, integration, subjugation, colonization, there are a lot of other words that are more fitting without the "genocide" hyperbole.