Despite sanctions, Russia has surpassed the US as Europe's primary gas supplier, according to recent data. Efforts to reduce reliance on Russian gas have faltered, raising concerns over geopolitical implications and energy security.
The recent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline only seems to validate this particular "conspiracy theory." Some of the more cynical elements out there believe that Victoria Nuland and various energy-tied elements in the deep state orchestrated the entire Ukraine war to replace Russia as the primary supplier of European gas.
We have bad news: the battle has been in vain if, as it turns out, its purpose was to switch out one European energy provider for another. Despite the region's efforts to wean itself off Russian fossil resources since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the FT reports that in May, Europe's gas imports from Russia again surpassed those from the US for the first time in almost two years.
Even though there were a few isolated...
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