Such is the logic of one with Russian Derangement Syndrome.
Which as I posted above, was started by the Biden mis-Administration attempting to put a 'price cap' on Russian oil, and the EU went along.
I'll give it to you that you said it more clearly than I did. We're not disagreeing on this point.
I was simply making the point that Putin's citing Milton Friedman was disingenuous and frankly, dishonest. It suited his purposes and it was used out of context. Putin had every intention of weaponizing gas supplies to Europe before Biden stuck his incompetent, incontinent, incoherent, dementia addled foot in his mouth. The fact that Biden tried putting 'price caps' on someone else's natural resource was all the justification Putin needed to do what he did.
Period. Stolen elections have consequences and the world is living them right now.