Agreed. And as I indicated previously imho, that energy relationship Russia had with most of Europe will never be the same again.
Most of Europe has basically blown its own feet off not with a shotgun, but with a cannon. Check this:
‘Moscow unveils details of new gas pipeline to China’
https://www.rt.com/business/562882-russia-china-gas-pipeline/
That pipeline would deliver roughly 50+ billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. Nord Stream 1 delivered roughly 55 billion cubic meters....
Hmmmmmm!
Given that just here recently, a US official just came out and acknowledged that the sanctions against Russia have failed, perhaps Germany, as with most of Europe, needs to remove being stuck on stupid and stop being the stooges and lackeys to the US/NATO!?
‘US officials admit anti-Russia sanctions aren’t working – CNN’
https://www.rt.com/news/562975-russia-sanctions-arent-working/
All these stories of Putin’s corruption and mismanagement are based on fact that he ended the Yeltsin-era oligarchy where seven bankers were running the country with their assets registered and taxed in the UK and the Russians were getting a grift.
I guess this war was provoked specifically to start these propaganda campaign of ‘crazy Putin came against the whole World and losing!’ to have a regime change and take control over Russian resources.
It failed to work and the idiots didn’t have the plan B.
Also pipelines work...that’s why Biden canceled the big pipeline from Canada on his first day...and on his second day canceled all franking on continental us....and on 3rd day canceled the Alaskan pipeline...and on the 4th day canceled franking and oil well contracts on offshore regions....in doing us become energy dependent...and just for good measure canceled use of gas in New building.....Green paradise here we come.