Germany needs gas. They aren’t going to buy it from us via container ships for twice the price, just because of Ukraine. Putin knows this. His moves are indeed “genius,” as Trump supposedly said.
Nordstream 2 hadn’t started pumping gas to Germany yet. But Nordstream 1 has been for some time. Did Germany stop gas from Nordstream 1? All I heard was the delay in certifying Nordstream 2. I could be wrong but I have my doubts about how serious Germany is over all this.