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So, it appears all of the collective West’s attempts have failed, boomeranged, again.

Vlad continues to fill his pockets making billions while the West goes bankrupt, EU goes into a very, very deep recession. Thanks Boomerang Joe.

In addition to the increased purchases of Russian LNG the Europeans continue to buy the continuing flow of Russian natural gas that is moved via Ukrainian pipelines. Of course the purchases of Russian natural gas from Ukrainian pipelines can yield TEN PERCENT (OR MORE) FOR ALL THE VARIOUS “BIG GUYS”. Russian natural gas through the Nord Stream Network could have been done GRIFT FREE at much lower prices.

Meanwhile, from an actual industry news outlet:

Gazprom plans complicated by second-quarter net loss

State-controlled Russian gas giant Gazprom slipped into the red in the second quarter of the year, sparking concerns in Moscow that the company will struggle to carry out expensive plans to divert natural gas exports to China from Europe....

The reduction coincided with a steep decline in its domestic gas production as a result of low export flows to Europe....

.....CentroKredit said Gazprom may have to apply for some form of direct state financial support in 2025 or 2026 to maintain its operations and investments

From the article: "Since the full-scale invasion, LNG has provided only about 8% of Russia's fossil fuel export revenue, according to data from the Centre for Research on Energy Clean Air, a Finland-based think tank. Banning it would likely spark a bidding war between European and Asian countries for LNG shipments from the U.S., which would need to fill much of the gap."

A bidding war for energy is the future, as "green" and "net zero" ideologies have hamstrung the availability of energy, LNG being an expensive part of the overall picture. This is why Blinken called the destruction of NordStream an "opportunity." Note that such opportunity is not for the American people, but for American companies.

Bidding wars. I pay X. No, I'll pay X plus ten percent. No, I'll pay more....

Note: Nowhere in this game does the consumer reap any reward. This is a game for the well- and politically-connected. And now a part of "foreign policy." Such is become the nature of the government. Not "for the people...."

It seems the EU and USA have suffered more from Biden’s sanctions on Russia than has Russia. Could that be by design?? It also seems that most everything Biden has done since entering the WH has been designed to destroy this nation.

He wants to “transform the USA,” and said so numerous times. The best way to transform is to rid it of it’s current way of life. Take it down to zero and rebuild. Can he get it done before election 2024???

"Borees, why do glorious Kremlin trolls keep posting story about tiny volume of Russian LNG when Gazprom announced eet eez losing money? And links for stories go to web sites that noone in gas business ever heard of."

"Natasha, eet eez special cyber phase of SMO. We call eet Operation Totally Not Pheeshing. Oh boy are Plastic Americans gonna be surpised when they click on links!"