[Berlin_Freeper]

YES...

So sorry to deflate your ecstasy at human beings freezing, because Putin is a barbaric invader, but...

Additionally, the EU has been putting taxpayers' money into new inter-connectors, so now if Russia decides to cut off supplies, the affected countries can still get gas from somewhere else, according to the Economist.

This is a major move because in the past Russia punished countries by cutting off gas.

[ansel12]

That is an interesting link, it will be interesting to see how this shakes out in the next few days, and if the defensive preparations to replace the gas lost in this Russian act of winter terrorism, was well enough along to make up the loss of Russian gas.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

I would certainly hope there is a competent Plan B - what hasn't been mentioned so far is all the islamokazis camped out all over Europe who may be encouraged to organize and take advantage of a widespread crisis such as this. Lots of internal security implications to be had in that respect.