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sschueller ◴[] No.34712588[source]
Usually destroying 40% of a countries energy resource is considered an act of war but I guess if it's your ally that also spies on your top officials it's OK. /s
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The_Colonel ◴[] No.34712779[source]
I wouldn't be surprised if Germany OKayed it (IF USA did it). Germany returning to Nord Stream would be a disaster for everybody (including Germany). Paradoxically, removing Nord Stream from the consideration helped Germany and its political situation.

I always thought it's more likely that somebody from the West did it, since from my perspective it helped West and not Russia. But what's confusing me is the rather muted reaction from Russia. If it wasn't them and if they believed it's the West, why are they so silent about it?

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1. isoprophlex ◴[] No.34712874[source]
This is an interesting take, a nice way to get out of the russian gas stranglehold without losing face to the right wing & anti nuclear electorates

Gas pipes blowing up, massive disinformation campaigns, the utter hellhole that Ukraine is turning into... it's a scary, depressing time.

On the whole I hope this helps us transition into renewables quicker, so that at least there will be a silver lining.

(Conversely you might say this pushes us into burning more coal but I'd rather be an optimist)