Quote (ofthevoid @ 5 Apr 2022 13:05)
Of course, lol. It's spring, gas storages are low. If (!) we want to issue an embargo on Russian gas, we obviously want to do it when our storages are chock-full.
Quote (ferdia @ 5 Apr 2022 13:09)
What do you think Germany is going to ultimately do (or be asked to and do, by the EU) re: gas from Russia? I personally do not have the faintest idea on this. what's the current state on this issue and what is expected to happen over the next couple of weeks ? any guesses are welcome.
Is it that Putin is looking to remove the entire block (EU) from russian gas ( a scenario bad for putin and bad for the eu ) or is it that he wants to remove certain countries from russian gas (less dire and if possible probably better for putin). i read on Reuters that he cant re-distribute the gas elsewhere, say the mdidle east or china, noting the fields/pipes are not interconnected.
That is exactly what I've been saying here in this thread a couple of days ago.
What Germany wants to do is phase out Russian gas over the next 1-3 years and only then stop buying it from Russia. The longer we can stall a gas embargo, the less catastrophic the economic fallout. Cutting off Russian gas right now would be devastating and foolish, as I already explained in great detail. What will actually happen though? I have no idea. I hope our government stays the course and doesn't cave in to the pressure.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Apr 5 2022 12:26pm