http://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2022/02/22/after-germany-put-nord-stream-2-on-hold-medvedev-warns-of-e2-000-for-1-000-cubic-meters-of-natural-gas/
And there it is ...
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is threatening skyrocketing energy costs for Europe after Germany announced it was putting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline on hold:
Dmitry Medvedev ~ (Russia government official) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued an order to halt the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Well. Welcome to the brave new world where Europeans are very soon going to pay €2.000 for 1.000 cubic meters of natural gas!
In other words, he said the quiet part out loud:
Aaron Blake ~ Russia basically confirming that Nord Stream 2 functions as an extortion device.
Keep in mind, Nord Stream 2 is not operational yet but Europe is still beholden to Russia for its energy needs:
Bianna Golodryga ~ Dmitry Medvedev responds to Germany's suspension of Nord Stream 2 with a threat and a (!). (Nord Stream 2 is not yet functional.)
And the *reason* for this is because Germany and other European nations scrapped nuclear after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan:
Greg Pollowitz ~ Germany allowed this to happen when they scrapped nuclear after Fukushima.
You know, maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all?
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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