Putin isn’t going to put up with our moron in chief. Hell, he had a sub in the Gulf to prove it.
No, Zero is scared to death of Putin. He knows Putin wants it all, just like Zero. Only one can have it all.
"For Putin, Gazprom’s monopoly over gas supplies to Europe, and specifically to neighboring former Soviet nations he evidently hopes to once again dominate, is essential. The abuse-of-dominance probe is apparently seen in the Kremlin as part of a bigger conspiracy to undermine Gazprom as a tool of Russian dominance and is seen in conjunction with plans to channel Turkmenistani and Azerbaijani gas to Europe through the South Caucasus and Turkey (see EDM, September 11).
Putin seems ready to severely push back. Gas supply shutoffs to Europe may follow, as may an invasion of the South Caucasus to change the regime in Georgia and, by implication, take over control of all existing or prospective oil and gas pipelines from Central Asia or the Caspian leading into Europe that bypass Russia."
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