Germany cannot function without Russian gas right now. Simple there isn’t enough BTU’s.
Why did Germany put itself into this strange Russian dependency is also very strange.
Perfectly fine and environmentally friendly nuclear power plants for dependency from Russian natural gas. Why?
Because they wanted to go green but also have a really, _really_ bad case of NIMBY.
Without russia having to publicly force this to happen.
e: also: didn’t verify but seen on social media that there had been studies on general difficulties of construction for nuclear plants, and apparently in one such data, it was estimated that 3-6 times more machinery such as valves, pumps, motors, etc would be necessary compared to other types of generator[, and industries in some nations had declined compared to golden ages that they would no longer be able to source that amount]. Everyone can make a nuke but not necessarily at scale, it seems.
Is this a variant of poe's law? In other words, a campaign is considered so ridiculous that it couldn't possibly legitimate, and must be part of a foreign disinformation campaign?
For the same reason, the US has long been dependent on Russia for space travel and is still dependent for the ISS: It worked for a long time quite well, was cheaper and more secure than the alternatives, and that Putin running amok was a scenario that most people did not think was likely, if they have imagined it at all. Recall that until recently the US was more concerned about China than Russia.
There wasn't that much bloodshed in Crimea. And to be honest, nobody really knew if the people there were pro or anti Russia anyway. Russia and USA have been influencing each others elections, and those of almost every other nation in the world for many decades.
These events weren't even close to what is happening now. Also, why is it Germany's duty to protect Ukraine anyway?
The exact same thing can be said about the policies of the german green party, if you think about it.