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The U.S. has thwarted Putin’s energy blackmail. Europe says ‘Tanks a lot!’
fortune.com ^

Posted on 01/14/2023 8:20:52 AM PST by USA-FRANCE

The days of Vladimir Putin’s energy blackmail driving up energy prices and testing Western unity are quickly coming to a close amidst a string of underappreciated but significant energy victories for the Biden Administration, ranging from bringing down gasoline prices for drivers to supplying enough LNG to keep Europe warm this winter. Instead of shivering in distress, European leaders are now considering plans to supply Ukraine with advanced battle tanks.

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1 posted on 01/14/2023 8:20:52 AM PST by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE
bringing down gasoline prices for drivers???


2 posted on 01/14/2023 8:24:04 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: USA-FRANCE
It's the middle of January, retard retread.

At least 2 and a half months of winter to go on the continent.

3 posted on 01/14/2023 8:24:35 AM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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To: USA-FRANCE

So the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines was successful! I think we all know who is doing the blackmailing: “Fire that prosecutor or you don’t get your billion dollars!”


4 posted on 01/14/2023 8:26:04 AM PST by Toad of Toad Hall (time is short and getting shorter)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Zeepers sure do love Pedo Biden. Scratch a Zeeper and find a communist nutjob.


5 posted on 01/14/2023 8:26:43 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (Germans are bat-crap crazy for cold showers, high energy bills, and boiled turnips.)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Maybe he brought down gasoline prices through one of those hidden top secret documents in his garage?


6 posted on 01/14/2023 8:28:03 AM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: USA-FRANCE

It’s not possible to tell what’s sarcasm on FR anymore.

Hollande and Merkel are going to be asked to explain the destructive stance they both took on Minsk II. Europeans are going to have to explain to themselves who destroyed Nord I and Nord II.

Here’s a three minute video of Merkel and Zelensky (US puppet, president of former state of Ukraine. Merkel shaking uncontrollably while Zelensky makes believe he doesn’t notice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nca3Z3-9K4c

Don’t look now but Russia has been rummaging through their old missile closets and found a whole bunch of them.

https://t.me/s/Slavyangrad/

“There are now around 80 missiles over Ukraine”


7 posted on 01/14/2023 8:31:21 AM PST by Chunga85 (An arrogant govt combined with an ignorant population is a recipe for disaster.)
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To: USA-FRANCE

> supplying enough LNG to keep Europe warm this winter <

And to complete the picture, my heating bill for December was double that of last December. So I guess I’m paying for Biden’s “energy victory”.

As a side note, I see Putin as a war criminal. I also see him as Europe’s problem, not ours. It’s also up to Europe to fix its own energy problems.


8 posted on 01/14/2023 8:32:25 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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“supplying enough LNG to keep Europe warm this winter”

“December natural gas bills will jump 54% as Xcel passes a stack of price hikes on to Colorado customers”

https://coloradosun.com/2022/09/23/xcel-atmos-natural-gas-bills/

Totally consistent with the America Last policies of the fascist left ...


9 posted on 01/14/2023 8:32:29 AM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Thank you Biden for trashing the economy so much that people can’t afford to drive, thus bringing the price of gasoline down.


10 posted on 01/14/2023 8:34:01 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
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To: USA-FRANCE

Good ol’ LNG.


11 posted on 01/14/2023 8:34:41 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: kiryandil

mild winter so far

48 degrees in Berlin today
43 degrees in Warsaw
30 degrees in Kyiv

for January, that’s warm


12 posted on 01/14/2023 8:35:26 AM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: USA-FRANCE

A tankless job, but someone has to do it


13 posted on 01/14/2023 8:35:38 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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Trump warned Germany and Europe about Russian blackmail and was working import U.S. natural gas to make up for loss of Russian energy. Nw Biden grabs credit? Oh Germany laughter at Trump.


14 posted on 01/14/2023 8:37:49 AM PST by carcraft (Pray for our Country)
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To: USA-FRANCE
What a load of crap!

-Diesel still sells for $5 per gal
-Biden empties oil reserve by 40%
-Inflation peaked at 9% in 2022 -- up 350%
-Home sales down 35% year over year

Oh yes! All those sanctions have worked out real well for us -- NOT!

15 posted on 01/14/2023 8:39:11 AM PST by icclearly
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To: USA-FRANCE

You from France 🇫🇷 or USA 🇺🇸? Where are your allegiances? I’m not Russian or Ukrainian or European so I don’t give a flying frick about the war hawks game plan. Quit spending my grandkids tax $ today.


16 posted on 01/14/2023 8:39:53 AM PST by wgmalabama (Censored!)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Imagine unironically posting praise of Biden.


17 posted on 01/14/2023 8:47:08 AM PST by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: icclearly

Well the gloom and doom putad predictions of freezing and starving to death have not panned out. I bet the putards are disappointed.


18 posted on 01/14/2023 8:50:11 AM PST by FreshPrince
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To: USA-FRANCE
But, the sanction war was supposed to hurt Russia and nothing should have had to be "thwarted" in the first place.

Citizens in the EU certain don't believe the the problem has been thwarted given their exploding energy costs and the decades-high inflation rate because of this failed sanction war, which is yet another failed policy coming from the Biden regime.

And, let's keep in mind what Brits are doing to keep warm this winter -- burning cat litter because Britain is running short on wood pellets!

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/households-burn-cat-litter-to-heat-homes-amid-wood-pellet-shortage/ar-AA163Lqv

Households burn cat litter to heat homes amid wood pellet shortage

This is how NATO and EU defining winning!

19 posted on 01/14/2023 8:58:11 AM PST by Kazan
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To: wgmalabama; All

America can’t win alone against Russia, Iran, China.
Those three want the end of the USA.

But America and Europe can resist quite efficiently against the Neo-soviets in Russia and their islamo-commie friends, if we work together.

For the anecdote, without France’s help it would have been very difficult for America to win its independence against the British. Lafayette helped a lot.

The success of America depends on its allies and business partners around the world. And likewise, the success of America’s allies depend on Americas strength.

Biden (Bill Clinton started the mess) let China become a powerhouse against Western interests. Thats a shame.
But in two years he is out of the White House, whatever happens.
So there is hope for America to survive.


20 posted on 01/14/2023 9:06:16 AM PST by USA-FRANCE
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