“Contracts deserve respect.”
Yet Russia does not respect them with impunity and the support of many of the people posting on FR.
“International laws — not so much.”
Without “International law” there would be no enforceable international contracts. Without “International law” Russia would have no right to exist and no right to territorial integrity of its own.
He who denies international law is authoritative is an outlaw deserving no more protection from honest and law-abiding citizens than any brigand or pirate who under international law are the enemies of all mankind.
Where Putin is concerned, Putinistas see no reason for International Law. He’s their hero.
Kiev signed contracts and it must honor its contracts. If it doesn’t want to do so, it can make alternative arrangements.
Every one else is paying market rate for Russian gas and you would be right it would be unjustified and exorbitant if the price being charged Ukraine was out of line with the prevailing price of the gas being supplied to Europe.
It isn’t.
Come and get me copper!
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I deny international law. International law is for Commies/leftists. Are you a one world government type of radical?