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Green Revolution? No Sanctions Planned for Russian Energy
« on: February 26, 2022, 07:48:59 pm »
Green Revolution? No Sanctions Planned for Russian Energy
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Guest essay by Eric Worrall

Self destructive Western climate policies have left major nations, including the USA, helplessly dependent on Russian energy, and unable to impose the one sanction which could financially cripple Putin’s Wehrmacht.

Anger explodes at Germany, Italy, and Hungary over Europe’s failure to cut Russia off from SWIFT payment network

BY DAVID MEYER

February 25, 2022 9:22 PM GMT+10

As Russian troops enter Kyiv and the European Union prepares to sign off on fresh sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, there is widespread fury against the countries that are blocking the heaviest potential sanctions.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday that Russia should not yet be cut off from the SWIFT global payments system, because it is “very important” to keep such drastic measures “for a situation where it may be necessary.” Italy is also reported to have opposed the measure in order to maintain some leverage over Russia’s dictatorial president, Vladimir Putin.

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Re: Green Revolution? No Sanctions Planned for Russian Energy
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2022, 08:03:24 pm »
If the US is not willing to cut off imports of Russian oil, then we shouldn't expect Germany, Hungary, or Italy to make sacrifices either.  If the US is not willing able to lead, then this is what happens.
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Re: Green Revolution? No Sanctions Planned for Russian Energy
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2022, 11:49:26 am »
https://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2014/07/ukraine-s-gas-fuelled-crisis

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from https://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/85811067931/ukraines-gas-reserves-hitchinvertigo

The regions Putin is targeting affect not only Ukraine's energy supply, but its potential to become a competing supplier to Europe rather than a pipeline right-of-way.
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Re: Green Revolution? No Sanctions Planned for Russian Energy
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2022, 12:29:36 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on February 26, 2022, 08:03:24 pm
If the US is not willing to cut off imports of Russian oil, then we shouldn't expect Germany, Hungary, or Italy to make sacrifices either.  If the US is not willing able to lead, then this is what happens.
Exactly, Biden was happy to sit back and wait a month to see what happened until he was embarrassed into following other nations into their cutting Russia out of SWIFT. Why should nations totally dependent on Russia for their energy needs sacrifice when the US who has enormous domestic reserve was saying they would keep buying from Russia?
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