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btw, the publication is also considered "Far Right" and "Libertarian"...

while there is good reason to be concerned about Germany's, and the rest of the EU's economy, your reference source may have "Jumped the Shark" a bit here...we'll have to wait and see...parenthetically, BASF has already inked a deal with Porsche for a new, very large, EV Battery manufacturing plant...just to give you an idea of how they are looking at the future.

As for Putin and the Russians...anytime a nuclear armed country's leader gets 'animated' and threatens to use those weapons, it sends a chill throughout the world...but for Putin, he's made a habit of rattling that saber, and I've heard one of our retired generals state that in his meetings with Russian counterparts and our own intelligence assessments, he believes that when it comes to "First Strike" Nukes, the people who would have to carry out such and order have to go through a strong series of checks...plus they are loath to do so if no nuclear weapons have been sent their way.

You talk about the Russian people 'Girding their loins' in this conflict...well, with thousands of vehicles trying to get OUT of Russian, as we speak, from virtually every exit point (including airports), ...plus there are riots in scores of Russian cities AGAINST the war, so the 'word is out'...DON'T JOIN this war...while not everyone in Russia is with Ukraine, they know that they are NOT the aggressor here.

Back to heating and powering the EU...steps are being taken to fill the oil/gas gap, notably with new LNG supplies by mid-winter...hopefully, they will be sufficient, but so far, the leadership is resolute in weathering Putin's 'attack' on them...thinking longer term, enough new facilities for LNG should be in place by the end of 2023 to never need Russian gas, so the threat now turns the other way...do the intelligent 'mucky mucks' in Russia decide that Vlad has to go NOW before he sets them up for real pain in the not too distant future...we'll have to wait and see.


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