Wednesday, July 11, 2018

A Closer Look At The German - Russian Energy Deal That President Trump Is Concerned About




The Guardian: Germany and Russia gas links: Trump is not only one to ask questions

Politicians and energy experts say Nord Stream 2 will make Europe reliant on Russian gas.

Donald Trump may have used typically emotive – if premeditated – language from the outset at the Nato summit in Brussels to lambast Germany for its willingness to build a gas pipeline, but the US president’s view that this will make Europe particularly dependent on Russian gas is widely shared by European politicians, thinktanks and energy specialists, including some in Berlin.

No country is more angry about the pipeline than Ukraine, an ally Trump is supposedly poised to abandon when he meets the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in Helsinki on Monday.

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WNU Editor: President Trump publicly called out German Chancellor Merkel and other countries for their energy deals with Russia .... and it is making everyone uncomfortable. Reading the reaction from the European press today on this story has been quite a treat.

Update: DUH!!!! .... A Russian Pipeline Threat to European Security: Moscow’s ambitions are never ‘purely commercial.’ (Sohrab Ahmari, Commentary)

More News On The German - Russian Energy Deal

Analysis: The Russian pipeline to Germany that Trump is so mad about, explained -- Washington Post
The Pipeline Trump Says Risks Making Germany “a Captive of Russia” -- Bloomberg
Germany isn't the only country that still needs cheap Russian gas -- Ivana Kottasová, CNN
Germany may not be 'controlled' by Russia — but Trump did have a point highlighting a growing connection between the 2 countries -- Business Insider

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

As the media is pointing out, to its credit, Trumps concerns are the concerns of many in NATO, including many in Germany. The fact Merkel and her corrupted predecessor keep getting their way shows that for Germany solidarity with their allies is a low concern. I see a determined German effort to build a large trade web from Berlin to Beijing thru Russia using energy, German manufacturing harnessed to cheaper Chinese labor to service 1.3 billion Chinese. Long term I think that is Merkel's goal and this leaves NATO has a diversion to US resources.

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Anonymous said...

life is short...who has time to watch 3 youtubes not evenly coded?ah Foxconn. That fixes health care and the infrastructure

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Antitroll said...

Maybe Russia isn't really an enemy..if anything usa is more of an enemy with its instability and massive split in government and citizens. Just remember usa and the west have ruined Iraq, Libya Syria, Ukraine . Where as Russia only supported its ally. So who's the enemy you blind trumpettesw

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