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> It’s so wild to me to make a multiyear purchasing decision based upon recent events.

Recent events? Russia going rogue and the US going haywire both happened a decade ago at least. Those are two major suppliers of fossil fuel for Europe. The current trend was bound to happen, it only required time for the industry to pivot.

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We're commenting on the fact that demand has surged in the last few months. Russian and American behavior from a decade ago didn't (directly) cause that.

There was definitely a build up. Trump was held back from being Trump in the first term. Even with that, there was no recourse for any of the actions that he took. There were also the court decisions that happened in between terms. So this term, he naturally feels no need to hold back. It is unlikely this Trump term would happen had his first not happened.

> Russian and American behavior from a decade ago didn't (directly) cause that.

No, but it did cause changes that made it possible for people to change their habits when the current crisis hit them.

Recent consequences, the events began long ago :)

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