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No, we just let non-populists like Schröder (a former German chancellor who literally became an official Russian agent after he left office..) and Merkel get in the way

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The US is in the comfortable position to have oil and gas and to have neighbors that have oil and gas (Canada, Venezuela*). If they were in Europe's place, they would trade with Russia just the same. I mean, before the war the US was already among the biggest buyers of some of Russia's fossil fuels.

That said, I don't agree with the comment chain and I'm glad the US disrupts OPECs price fixing and I also see them overtaking Europe in renewable energy soon, simply because they are better suited for renewables.

Perfectly wasted 20 years. It had been going well until it stopped. The money from fossil fuels is irresistible, no one is immune.

except Norway...

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