In the midst of European nation’s unrest over the energy crisis, if Russia resumes it’s supply, wouldn’t that be hypocritical and, more concerning, reverse the progress the world has made towards the destruction of this wretched hegemony?
In the midst of European nation’s unrest over the energy crisis, if Russia resumes it’s supply, wouldn’t that be hypocritical and, more concerning, reverse the progress the world has made towards the destruction of this wretched hegemony?
Russia hasn’t stopped, they are just asking for payment in Rubles. This is driving dedollarization and multipolarity.
The EU has to pay Rubles for cheaper gas, or dollars for expensive gas. Europe so far has tried to not buy from Russia, but it can only hold out so long.
The US is doing two things, first it is souring the relationship between Europe and Russia, which cuts off Eurasia from being a connected system of economies. Second, the US is killing its manufacturing rivals, specifically Germany, by forcing their industries to pay more money for gas, whether from Russia or an over seas petrodollar source, either way German industry is screwed.
And if history has taught us anything, it’s that those german industrialists will sit on their hands and do nothing when they are pressured.
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Honestly, as a German it is revulsing to see how our government let’s our people suffer to please the US. But since there is basically no alternative, even under different ruling parties we can’t do anything about it anyways. If the situation gets worse though, people will start protesting and maybe then we can achieve something.