Russia is a bully - funded in part from the West
"Already Europe’s biggest gas user, Germany gets about 40 percent of what it consumes from Russia, the world’s largest exporter, according to industry consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. in London. That dependence is only going to increase by 2025 to more than 50 percent, especially with output from the Netherlands, Germany’s western neighbor, set to drop in coming years."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...kel-s-backyard
Older story - from July -
But what gets me is this: IF a major conflict started with Russia, who would fuel NATO's tanks, planes, and trains? Getting into a shoving match with a country with whom HALF your energy is purchased seems like a bad idea. Why does Germany import so much? MAYBE - and I cant prove it - but maybe it's because Germany has wasted billions? of Euro on Wind-generators. The wind won't power a tank.
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