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RawSteelUT t1_j9i9s8v wrote

Remember when Russian bots were convinced most of Europe would freeze to death in the winter without them? Looks like Europe is doing pretty well for themselves, and I say good for them!

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SlouchyGuy t1_j9in982 wrote

That was Putin's rationale too - he expected that Europe won't deny itself access to Russia's gas, and also renewable energy was growing anyway, so that leverage would disappear eventually

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RawSteelUT t1_j9ix8kj wrote

I can see that. Sort of a "now or never" thing for Russia.

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SlouchyGuy t1_j9j4ng0 wrote

For Putin, not Russia, Russia is in the worst condition since probably Civil War after World War I

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Eric1491625 t1_j9jgddf wrote

>Looks like Europe is doing pretty well for themselves, and I say good for them!

Europe is not doing well, the massive spike in energy prices severely damaged European competitiveness. Many companies that were going to move back to Europe from China in 2022, halted their plans solely because of the huge energy price advantage that was created. Many factories in Europe racked up debt or were forced to shut entirely.

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SyrusDrake t1_j9jn6b9 wrote

Yea, people didn't freeze and starve to death, but the competitiveness! Won't anyone think of the corporations!

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