Germany, like everyone else, needs oil. But it does not need specifically Russian oil. It could use North Sea oil, Norwegian oil, Nigerian oil, Arabian oil, etc. etc. As I said, oil is a globally traded commodity. Effectively, as a market, oil production goes into a global pool.
If country A cannot buy from country B, it can buy from country C. And country B can make up for lost sales by selling to country D. Capiche?
Germany, like everyone else, needs oil. But it does not need specifically Russian oil. It could use North Sea oil, Norwegian oil, Nigerian oil, Arabian oil, etc. etc. As I said, oil is a globally traded commodity. Effectively, as a market, oil production goes into a global pool.
***You’re not quite getting it. If you buy oil from Norway, the money goes to Norway. If you buy it from Arabia, it goes to Arabia, etc. If Sweden were to invade Norway and take her oil lands, then you’d be sending money to Sweden rather than Norway; conversely if Iran invaded Arabia, etc. In this current case of violence, Russia invaded Ukraine and is taking all her oil, so they’re taking her natural resources such that the money goes to Russia rather than Ukraine.
If country A cannot buy from country B, it can buy from country C. And country B can make up for lost sales by selling to country D. Capiche?
***If country B invades country C then you’re buying from country B rather than country C, capiche? When country B makes up all kinds of excuses for why it needs to invade country C like there’s nazis there or it used to be country B land or they’re cozying up to countries they don’t like, then that war is about OIL.