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Just fill the tanks and then cut off swift: oh we would habe paid if only we could...

There has been less gas flowing from Russia to Europe for months now, leading to large price spikes. In hindsight that was clearly preparation for this war - the tanks are the opposite of filled.

Gazprom fulfilled their contractual obligations. Putin being responsible for our MBAs gambling on falling prices and not making long-term contracts just so he has an easier time invading Ukraine? That's stretching it so thin that it's utter non-sense.

Except they were happy to send gas above the "contractual obligations" previous to the ramp up to invading Ukraine. This was clearly planned as a way to exert more pressure on NATO allies.

It's like falling out with IT support. Suddenly your ticket to fix a printer takes 2 days, rather than 5 minutes because that is the "SLA".

And then? Countries exist on a larger timescale than the average dine and dasher. How big of a tank this should be in your opinion to work?

I guess we can work something out with the president that follows Putin. Maybe the oligarchs overthrow Putin after losing their assets.

Or the gas ships from the US will be there in the next month. Russia is not the only one who sells gas. Just the lowest bidder

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