Proposals to resume Russian gas sales to Europe, as reported by @TheEconomist, are flawed and dangerous.After decades of | Hanami
Proposals to resume Russian gas sales to Europe, as reported by @TheEconomist, are flawed and dangerous.
After decades of Russian energy blackmail, Europe has only just begun to achieve true energy independence.
For Moscow, energy is a weapon, not a business. This lesson has been learned the hard way.
In 2019, President Trump's firm decision to halt Nord Stream 2 construction was one of the greatest investments in Europe's security.
By contrast, the US decision to let construction resume in 2021 was one of the gravest strategic mistakes.
Allowing Russian pipelines to bypass Ukraine invited Putin to launch his full-scale invasion.
Past mistakes must be neither forgotten nor repeated. These strategic failures brought no greater prosperity or security — only war, turmoil, and crisis.
An end to this war will not come through concessions, business deals, or flattery. It can end only through strength and by depriving Putin's regime of the resources to continue it.