If you were Russia and Putin, if you can divert and sell all the gas you were selling to Europe to other countries like China, India, etc. and not shoot yourself in the foot, I would cut off Europe entirely and when Europe comes begging for gas, drive a really hard bargain to allow them back in the game.
I have a hunch the terms of that hard bargain will be severing ties with the World Police and it won’t be negotiable.
“If you were Russia and Putin, if you can divert and sell all the gas you were selling to Europe to other countries like China, India, etc. and not shoot yourself in the foot, I would cut off Europe entirely and when Europe comes begging for gas, drive a really hard bargain to allow them back in the game.”
Why bother, even if Russia wasn’t in the process of liberating Ukraine? After all, the reason Europe cannot get other countries, like Cutter, won’t invest a dime for Russia, simply because Europe has PROMISED to end gas imports in 10 years, due to prodding by Greta.