You are 100% on, Vlad’s number one domestic asset is the gas, anything that puts that in jeopardy is worth tanks to him and his ruthless interior minister. Look at Syria , that was all about a new pipeline that would threaten the pipeline that runs thru Ukraine.
This has the potential of being a changing moment in Eurasia.
And we don’t bully other countries, using force if necessary, to protect or advance our financial interests?