Germany's reliance on Russian energy forces a nearly impossible choice

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Decades of leaning on Russia forces Germany into a perilous decision: continue to buy Russian oil or risk economic catastrophe

A mounting pile of evidence of atrocities in Ukraine has prompted more calls for a full embargo on Russian energy and left Germany with a serious dilemma. Escalating sanctions could starve the Kremlin of the cash needed to continue its invasion but would almost certainly plunge Germany into an economic crisis. But continuing to fund Russia's military grows less accepted by the day.

The first oil pipeline between the USSR and West Germany, nicknamed the"Friendship Pipeline," began operations in the mid-'60s. The first natural-gas pipeline between the two followed in 1973, the same year the Soviet Union started pumping gas to East Germany. By the time the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Soviet Union had cemented itself as a critical supplier of energy commodities for Germany, the EU, and the West.

 

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igeldard All of Europe will suffer fuel shortages not just Germany. That is a small price to pay to fight for democracy. It will reduce economic activity but will be short lived. There is no alternative Germany suck it up like all other European countries.

The answer is obvious...not even during WWII German economy didn't collapse. It sure won't now!!! Of course they will want all the rest of the countries do it! They are the great masterminds behind torturing the rest of EU!!! And than they wonder why they are hated!? 🤔🤔🤔

几十年来对俄罗斯的依赖迫使德国做出了一个危险的决定:继续购买俄罗斯石油,否则将面临经济灾难的风险

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