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2022-10-07 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria "Fuck the EU" Nuland explicitly said that Nord Stream 2 would be brought to an end if Russia invades Ukraine on the official US State Department account.
Posted by Spike the Hairy6811 2022-10-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 By shutting down the pipelines, the Russians were in breach of the gas delivery contracts on Nord Stream 1. They were liable for gas not delivered. The amount was growing each day and already reached billions of Euros.

The destruction of the pipelines invalidated the contracts (Force Majeure clause). How fortuitous for the Russians.

Then the Russians tried the "You want candy little girl?" ploy with the undamaged half of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The Germans told the Russians, "Buzz off creep."
Posted by Snash Shairt9621 2022-10-07 11:21||   2022-10-07 11:21|| Front Page Top

#2 There's two or three more Dems out there that promised the same thing that Biden and Nuland did.
Posted by mossomo 2022-10-07 12:49||   2022-10-07 12:49|| Front Page Top

#3 IIRC, it was literally a talking point theme for a week.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-10-07 15:39||   2022-10-07 15:39|| Front Page Top










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