A general view of the liquefied natural gas plant operated by Sakhalin Energy at Prigorodnoye on the Pacific island of Sakhalin
Reuters: Russia close to using natural gas as weapon in Europe's gas crunch - Biden energy adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's global energy security adviser said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting close to using natural gas as a political tool if Russia is holding back fuel exports to Europe as it suffers an energy crunch.
"I think we are getting close to that line if Russia indeed has the gas to supply and it chooses not to, and it will only do so if Europe accedes to other demands that are completely unrelated," Amos Hochstein, Biden's adviser, told reporters, when asked if Putin was using gas as a weapon.
Hochstein said gas prices in Europe have been driven higher not just by events in the region but also by a dry season in China that has reduced energy output from hydropower and increased global competition for natural gas.
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Update: US official: Russia should send more gas to Europe ‘quickly’ (AP)
WNU Editor: European government green energy policies coupled with market forces and weather is driving these shortages and high prices. But it is easier to blame Russia .... Speculation on European markets drives gas prices higher as the ‘Russia’s to blame’ game continues (RT).
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Republicans/ conservatives of every nation earned about this
The media from Germany to the US them belittled these, and the morons on the left repeated their lies
The Fred's of this worried, the lockdown and unsafe drug pushers
How many more do we accept to be hurt by these monsters, these know nothings who destroy our economies, our social peace, our health..
The tyrants of this world are trying to stay in power and weaponize the gullible against us
Earned=warned
Agreed
Let's see what Nazi defender Fred will spout
Fred told me to tell you he has no idea what you are babbling about. Check Alex Jones or Breitbart to tell you more.
Hahahahaha. Yeah, trying to sell Germany the gas that it desperately needs despite objections from the (far more expensive) United States is "weaponization".
Northern Europe is sunshine poor in the fall thru winter. Physics. Can’t be fixed.
Wind was a discredited energy source by the end of the 19th century. Physics.
So Europe shutdown abundant and reliable oil, gas and coal.
The people wanted this, in fact demand it.
Let them pay thru the nose and suffer a horrible self inflicted miserable winter.
Merkel, who grew up in east Germany under Russian influence and then somehow became chancellor, made Germany dependent on Russian gas, instead of American under trump. The leftist media hailed her. Conservatives in Germany thought of her as incompetent and naive, borderline treasonous. Now here we are. It was for everyone easy to predict as Russians are famous for doing this and only the low information Democrats/ leftist in every nation cause our demise.
Lol at close.😂🤓
Merkel's legacy. Kinda resembles obamma's.
Exactly @ 1003
And both were pushed on us for diversity
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