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  >What had not been foreseen was the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the associated general energy crisis in Europe... 

  >Can't forsee covid though, nor the war in Ukraine...

Yes. Who could possibly have foreseen that announcing you're stopping imports of gas from Europe's biggest supplier, in the run up to winter, might lead to... er... a shortage of gas supplies.

No-one in the corridors of power in the EU or UK, apparently.

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If you plan for these events you'll quickly stop all imports and exports because you'd have to be self sufficient 24/7

> No-one in the corridors of power in the EU or UK, apparently.

The whole conflict is just the other party calling bluff. But both the West and Russia have invested so much neither is going to settle. So they up the stakes and get dragged downwards. The only thing left is to complain that “it’s unfair the the US is profiting”.

And those pesky Norwegians.

As a European, it's not our problem. Ukraine isn't an EU member.

But we need electricity and industry.

You might be right, but that’s not where the EU is at right now. You can’t see people protest in the EU capitals, can you? At least not the extent where the governments have to cut the aid.

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