Tbh I think it could also be a reaction to having the Ukraine situation happen in their backyard while being at the mercy of a progressivly more geriatric and unhinged US leadership as time goes on.
NATO negotiating leverage is decaying, Russia can just switch a lot of Germany’s oil off. In a pure power sense I think it’s about re-establishing negotiating leverage in the vacuum the US is making.
Which like- you could just put that money into green energy and not have to worry about Russain oil at all and maybe uphold Minsk 2 and all that other shit but the western hegemons NEEED to be in total control or they’ll freak out IG.
Tbh I think it could also be a reaction to having the Ukraine situation happen in their backyard while being at the mercy of a progressivly more geriatric and unhinged US leadership as time goes on.
NATO negotiating leverage is decaying, Russia can just switch a lot of Germany’s oil off. In a pure power sense I think it’s about re-establishing negotiating leverage in the vacuum the US is making.
Which like- you could just put that money into green energy and not have to worry about Russain oil at all and maybe uphold Minsk 2 and all that other shit but the western hegemons NEEED to be in total control or they’ll freak out IG.