Russia Slashes Gas Flows to Europe

[applegrove]

Russia Slashes Gas Flows to Europe

June 16, 2022 at 11:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 29 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/06/16/russia-slashes-gas-flows-to-europe/

"SNIP.......

“Moscow’s move to slash natural-gas exports to Europe has pitched the continent’s energy crisis into a dangerous new phase that threatens to drain vital fuel supplies and kneecap the continent’s economy,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

......SNIP"

[PortTack]

1. Its coming anyway. If they want more natural gas, they need to smash russian desire to control

Ukraine.

The territorial waters off Odessa has the largest pockets of natural gas anywhere in the world.

[applegrove]

2. F oil and gas. Russia will not stop until they get control over it. Means Ukraine

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will not longer have a port. And Russia will do what it has done to captured areas of Ukraine: take all the assets for its oligarchs and leave the people impoverished.

[PortTack]

3. I personally do not think putin will be successful. There's too much at stake for Europe and all of

The world order.

NATO has indicated that countries may chose to get involved in the war if the so chose to. The statement was directed particularly at Poland and the Baltic nations that are the most vulnerable to russian aggression.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

4. Putin is a menace

and the alliance should provide Ukraine the HIMARS rocket launch systems and all the 155mm artillery they need to put Putin's forces on the run.