Sorry, the method to stop Putin is amazingly simple.
But, President Obama and European leaders will not take the simple steps necessary because it destroys their own beliefs and agenda.
So, the people of Europe will suffer. The leaders will not suffer, even if Putin takes half of Eastern Europe over.
What is this simple solution?
Hydrocarbons
Drill, frack, liquefy and export.
Russia is a hydrocarbon-driven economy. But their costs of extraction are very high compared to US producers.
So, open up for drilling, open up pipelines, allow export of oil, natural gas and LNG.
Overnight, the price of oil will collapse and Putin will withdraw or face an economic nightmare.....a repeat of the Soviet collapse.
In the process, US consumers and European citizens will benefit from lower prices, more stable supply and healthier economies.
But, that would betray the green agenda and anti-hydrocarbon foundation of Obama and European leaders....so citizens will suffer.
“But, that would betray the green agenda and anti-hydrocarbon foundation of Obama and European leaders....so citizens will suffer.”
Britain is sitting on at least 100 years of natural gas reserves right in its backyard.
The country has an insane programme to cut back on carbon emissions by using expensive subsidized alternative energy schemes like solar and wind farms. The scheme is driving up energy costs to levels that the ordinary Brit can no longer afford.
In addition, a goodly number of Britons are so brainwashed by the eco-fascist propaganda machine that they believe that fraking causes earthquakes, polluted water and probably hemorhoids, too.
BTW, the European continent is sitting on 150 years of coal reserves.
Agreed! We need to do to Russia what we inadvertently did to Venezuela except on purpose.