You mean the Americans knew that Putin would weaponize it if they poked the bear, so they can sell their gas instead.
Europeans don’t trust the Americans any more than they trust the Russians. Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe and along with France, they would have liked to cut the US tentacles over Europe, but that’s not going to happen now.
You mean the Americans knew that Putin would weaponize it if they poked the bear, so they can sell their gas instead.
Europeans don’t trust the Americans any more than they trust the Russians. Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe and along with France, they would have liked to cut the US tentacles over Europe, but that’s not going to happen now.
You mean the Americans knew that Putin would weaponize it if they poked the bear, so they can sell their gas instead.
Europeans don’t trust the Americans any more than they trust the Russians. Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe and along with France, they would have liked to cut the US tentacles over Europe, but that’s not going to happen now.
Um, yeah, no. Putin shut off gas to the Balkans in 2006 and again in 2009 when Europe only got about 25% of gas from Russia.
The Europeans trust the US a shitload more than the Russians and have allowed the US to pay better than 50% of their security since NATO was founded.
Facts Teresa, facts. Context helps too.