1. Germans flipping this crisis period into a government-directed energy savings discussion?
Well....yeah. The Vice-Chancellor/Economics Minister (Robert Habeck, Green Party) went to hyping up an agenda yesterday. This goes with the chatter of the natural gas situation and the Ukraine war.
He says that Germans ought to be seeking ways to save energy.....thus being less attached to Russian oil/natural gas.
Will this lead to road speeds for the autobahns? More than likely. I tend to view some 120/130 kph limit coming by mid-summer, and probably even a 90 kph limit for state roads (where it's 100 kph currently). It'll be worked as a temp measure for one year in my humble opinion.
2. The Moskva (their key ship in the Black Sea) did finally sink from the explosion business yesterday. The initial damage didn't really sink it. Based on reports.....they'd called up for a tug or two....to haul the vessel to port. In the midst of this operation...balance of the vessel was 'lost', and it simply sank. I spent 10 minutes looking around for video of the situation....so far....none.
A big deal? Whatever remains of the fleet in this area....is probably going to pull back further from the coastal area....in fear.
3. These intimidation threats against Sweden and Finland on the idea of joining NATO?
What you tend to see is juvenile-like chatter from the upper levels of the Kremlin, and simply solidifying the belief for Sweden and Finland. Paperwork drill is the only thing left and I think the submission will be done by early June. In the old days....there might have been six months of approval-process....currently, I think NATO has the 'rubber-stamp' for approval already done, and it'll take less than 24 hours to approve their paperwork. Afterwards, the Finns will break out the vodka, and everyone will have a shot, or two, or three.
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