I’m thinking Russia was getting some income from that gas. Seems like a cut off your nose to spite your face move. If this just affected the Ukraine, then I could see some rationality. Screwing Europe isn’t going to buy the guy any points.
You ever watch a guy self-destruct? Sometimes you have to just scratch your head as they do things that are going to wind up being every worse for themselves.
I wonder what Putin will do next to spur (strike that), tank his economy.
“Screwing Europe isn’t going to buy the guy any points.”
Oh yea it will. Freezing tushies have a way of expediting things. First to go will be European sanctions...then US sanctions. After that, expect Europe to pay ransom money if they actually expect the gas to be turned back on.
The Russians are going to sell that gas to the Chinese.
In fact - as I understand it - they’ve agreed to sell so much gas to the Chinese that they couldn’t have kept selling gas to Europe.
This has been on the cards for some time.