Russia says Nord Stream I (the natural gas pipeline) today....will not be turned on until sanctions are lifted.
What will happen? The Germans will grumble....go shopping, and have a rather miserable next 18 months. They will eventually climb out of this mess, and from that day forward....I don't think any relationship or trade situation will ever occur in our lifetimes.
Putin thinking he has the better cards? Yeah, I think the Oligarch crew around him....continually hype this, and he believes it.
Anything to change this? Unless Putin passes on, no.
In Putin's mind.....I believe that he sees this as 1980s style Soviet-management....where you don't worry about capital or trade....you just print money and keep your state TV crew busy telling only your story.
The folks in Germany who hyped this trade situation for fifty years? Yeah, you can dish out blame on them for what they did.....but it doesn't really change much of anything.
It'll be a long miserable winter....suck it up and just make due with what you got.
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