The Russkie spin here is laughable. Russia wanted the pipeline, the EU said no, and that’s a win for Russia? As usual completely absent from your patriotic analysis is what is best for the USA. The end of this pipeline is a win for the USA, precisely because it is a defeat for Russia. What is best for the EU? Who cares? Am I as an American supposed to be upset that the EU is putting America’s interests first, instead of Russia’s. I’m not upset about that, I’m happy.
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Get a map.
Look at it.
It isn’t hard to figure out the strategy.
Russia loses the South Stream, but still gets the chance (With the now-proposed Blue Line expansion) to cut off the Saudi project, and supply gas to southern Europe, by passing Ukraine.
Not sure why you are attacking me, yet again.
~The end of this pipeline is a win for the USA, precisely because it is a defeat for Russia. ~
Ah...Good ole’ ‘zero sum’ game...:)