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oldsoftie

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1. Good. It was a stupid idea to begin with. Don't buy from Russia.

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Feb 22, 2022, 07:50 AM

Feb 2022

And don't buy from China. Which is a LOT tougher to accomplish.

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Ukraine-Russia: Germany takes steps to halt Nord Stream 2 [View all] blue-wave Feb 2022 OP

Good. It was a stupid idea to begin with. Don't buy from Russia. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #1

China is Ukraine's top trading partner, I believe, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #10

Putin had to know this was going to happen. I wonder if he has a plan B such as the gas going ... Botany Feb 2022 #2

They now have a 30-year deal. marie999 Feb 2022 #11

Blocking A Private-Sector Pipeline WHITT Feb 2022 #3

Lucrative for lawyers, though. Nt Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #4

Always! WHITT Feb 2022 #6

That pipeline isn't actually in use yet but would have been a faster route to western Europe BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #7

Sure, I'll bet he's thinking NJCher Feb 2022 #8

As #5 below says, it's owned by Gazprom, and the Russian govt is the majority shareholder in that muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #9

Pipeline #2 WHITT Feb 2022 #13

Gazprom think they own it all muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #15

They Don't WHITT Feb 2022 #16

Your assertions against the reality are not impressive muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #18

They're Wrong WHITT Feb 2022 #25

They're right: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #26

Thanks For Confirming My Point WHITT Feb 2022 #27

In bold, for the hard of reading: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #30

Didn't Read That Far WHITT Feb 2022 #31

Are you serious? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #33

Sorry WHITT Feb 2022 #34

congrats on winning that weird discussion n/t Slammer Feb 2022 #40

Wrong. Far from toothless. Much more expensive for Russia. No other markets close by. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #14

Its not toothless if no one buys it. Which is the objective. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #22

Done deal now - this describes a bit more too BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #5

excellent news-- Russia had a chance to peacefully join the European economy and they blew it LymphocyteLover Feb 2022 #28

Putin wants to reconsitute the U.S.S.R. BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #32

Germany and the US gab13by13 Feb 2022 #12

what about Nord Stream 1? RussBLib Feb 2022 #17

Most likely, but I believe gab13by13 Feb 2022 #19

Shouldn't the US stop importing Russian gas Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #21

YES. Should've stopped long ago. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #23

Since when did we import any? LymphocyteLover Feb 2022 #29

See Lukoil BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #35

Wow, I've never seen those. Gross. LymphocyteLover Feb 2022 #36

I noticed that their gasoline tends to run cheaper around where I live BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #37

It was a bad idea to begin with. Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #20

+1 exactly! Emile Feb 2022 #38

So long as Germany rejects nuclear power they cannot quit coal or Russian natural gas. hunter Feb 2022 #24

I'm afraid that this may be a simply symbolic move that will be quietly overturned once things artemisia1 Feb 2022 #39