Politics at its worst.
It finally makes sense. The US didn't blow up Nordstream to punish Russia. It blew up Nordstream so Germany wouldn't ditch the US and side with Russia.
61-69, M
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SunshineGirl 路 36-40, F
Hmm . . the USA blowing up a pipeline in Danish territorial waters undetected would be quite a feat 馃
Germany suspended its certification of the pipeline following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia had stopped all deliveries of gas more than three weeks prior to the explosion (it was only filled with gas to maintain pressure). President Biden clearly stated that the USA would oppose Nordstream through sanctions (ie. not by blowing it up). A day before the sabotage a new pipeline between Norway and Poland had opened, further reducing European dependence on Russian gas.
Three separate investigations into the explosion are ongoing, not one of which Russia has cooperated with.
Germany suspended its certification of the pipeline following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia had stopped all deliveries of gas more than three weeks prior to the explosion (it was only filled with gas to maintain pressure). President Biden clearly stated that the USA would oppose Nordstream through sanctions (ie. not by blowing it up). A day before the sabotage a new pipeline between Norway and Poland had opened, further reducing European dependence on Russian gas.
Three separate investigations into the explosion are ongoing, not one of which Russia has cooperated with.
hippyjoe1955 路 61-69, M
@SunshineGirl The fact is that the USA blew up the pipeline just as Biden had promised. Germany might have been tempted to go with cheaper Russian gas and thus break the sanctions. Germany might have been thus coerced by Russia to become a friend of Russia and thus weaken the US position. The pipeline had to go. It went. This was done with the help of Norway with the bombs being placed before the war ever started. Germany has suffered immensely for the war the US neocons want to wage on Russia. The ultimate goal is the destruction of Russia as a nation and the control of its huge natural resources going to American/WEF interests. There is a world war going on at the moment but it is not waged by nations. It is all about controlling interests by globalists who seek to reduce the human population to 500 million and the elite completely controlling the serfs. Fortunately there are those who resist that evil and thus the globalist centers of Ukraine and Israel are presently at war. The war is having the effecto destroying the US and UK militarily along with much of Europe which will not bode well for those who live in comfort and expect the world to continue as it has for centuries.
SunshineGirl 路 36-40, F
@hippyjoe1955 Germany was a 'friend' of Russia long before the invasion of Ukraine, and dependent to an unusual extent upon Russian natural resources. Since the end of the Cold War, German foreign policy has traditionally sought to mediate between Russia and Europe. Following the invasion, the German government announced a policy of [i]zeitenwende[/i] (turning point) which completely reversed this position and now commits Germany to the expansion of NATO's eastern frontier.
hippyjoe1955 路 61-69, M
@SunshineGirl Yeah and that has worked out so well for Germany (sarc)