Originally Posted by
racedo
...... Countries want energy supply uninterrupted, having an unstable corrupt regime in the middle who can hold whoever to ransom does not help. .......
.......nor does it help if it's the same at the start of the Supply Chain!!!!
Russia has played this one very well if you ask me. Once the supply is separated, you can turn the taps off to one but keep the flow going to the other, or increase prices to one but not the other, or ...... oh, the games that could be played!
Of course, just my opinion............