Are Ukraine war sanctions hurting the EU more than Russia? | Inside Story

[@AArco-vc1jj]

EU was too dependent on cheap Russian gas, so now they're dependent on expensive US LNG gas imports 🙃 All the while closing nuclear power plants. Talk about stupidity

[@SecnarfWobneb]

Plus they have electric stations for cars and built tidal, wind and solar energy. When gas is replaced by hydrogen, Germany won't need fossil fuels. I hope that Europe will convert to bioenergy soon. The infrastructure is expensive but there is still enough tax money to make it work.

[@phil2806]

Not just cheap but reliable and consistent even during the Ukrainian Nazis war cold war etc 😂😂

[@babyboo7741]

@@SecnarfWobnebhey, kid. it not enough for huge industrial country like Germany 😂😂

[@allseeingeye2388]

@@SecnarfWobneb😂😂😂im sure the hydrogen won’t be enough (marginal energy generated) and other renewables (wind, solar, tidal) generate around 40%… so you still need more than 50% from fossil (nuclear energy not present). Besides if you replace oil (petrol and diesel), you’ll need much more electricity, which means even more renewable sources. How do you plan replacing gas used by heavy industries or chemical plants (cannot replace chemical reactions with solar energy 😂😂😂)? At best 20-30 years to be fully renewable/independent… keep on dreaming

[@allseeingeye2388]

@@SecnarfWobnebahh forgot about the rear earth elements and other minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt. Which are crucial in order to switch to renewables and are abundant and mass scale processed in Germany 😂😂😂

[@sanjayfurtado3993]

So, EU has been lecturing third world countries about trading with Russia, while at the same time they are hypocritically buying gas. Even Ukraine was getting paid by Russia !!!!!

[@alfredneuman6911]

Yes, because the Europeans wanted to maintain their economies while still sending aid to Ukraine. Now, that trade with Russia has ended.

[@zainzoala1083]

😂😂😂

[@mercedeswolf9473]

@sanjay...the only affected are hungary &slovakia.moldova&ukraine will get gas from poland coz they have pipeline direct to norway.austria will get from germany coz germany has lng gas.hungary&slovakia have 3years to prepare and look for other alternatives but they choose to be dependent with putin.this will finish the stronghold of orban&fico.the people will dethrone them.the rest of the eu had prepared this moment 3years.only hungary&slovakia will suffer.the rest of the eu are well prepared and no more dependent to russian gas.

[@SecnarfWobneb]

The Germans have been buying Russian gas from Turkey and India for at least 3 times the price. That means they have been helping Turkey and India as well as paying for thousands of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees. Some respect please

[@BarunKumar-v6t]

​@@alfredneuman6911they why is Europe crying for Russian gas 😂

[@botshelomoatshe3153]

We all know that europe is still buying that Russian gas 3 times more expensive from the third party. So shelve the pretence

[@alfredneuman6911]

No, Ivan. And if you are going to lie, at least get the ingrish right. Europe's fuel prices have hardly budged. OPEC is purposefully restricitng producdtion to keep prices up. And your words do not help Russia. You cannot change reality from behind a keyboard making posts on social media.

[@caomengde1645]

Actually that's the idea that the brics countries were pushing - natural gas and other minerals for exports should to be engaged through 3rd parties to spread the wealth to attract expansion. Look at argentina, it has gained favorable trades by engaging to the brics countries.

[@caomengde1645]

@@alfredneuman6911 What ingrish? Western dominance will be over soon and it is near? He dont need to get his ingrish right!....and the the US dollar. You wait. Everyday counries are dumping it back to the US.

[@CaseyChesshir]

@@alfredneuman6911 russia doesn't heed his help, you do.

[@SecnarfWobneb]

That is why the Germans deserve some respect. They were trying to find alternatives for the future ( tidal, hydrogen,solar,wind) when Putin lost his patience with the USA. Some respect please

[@marcelogidi9623]

Europe hasn't learned , don't bite the hands thats feeds you .

[@SecnarfWobneb]

Europe didn't bite Russia's hand. Putin started a war against its cousins because of American expansion. Don't have the attitude of a dog or money slave

[@BarunKumar-v6t]

​@@SecnarfWobnebyou mean Europe is not America slave? By the way, why did did Europe agree for NATO expansion? First You act evil and when you are hit back then say it's "Americans" 😈

[@babyboo7741]

@@SecnarfWobnebyes. Putin started PROXY WAR! 😂😂😂 not just the war. Ukraine and the collective west are not the victims in this PROXY WAR😂😂😂😂

[@johnnyrocket80085]

Putin is that you? Hope your comfortable in your bunker😂

[@4evertrue830]

​@@SecnarfWobnebSo, the massacre of about 16,000 russians in the Dombass, (eastern part of Ukraine) as far back as 2014, which then forced the russians to invade to protect her people there, didn't happen? If only you can do your own independent research to think straight, that will be nice.

[@oceanwave4502]

The risk of large-scale deindustrialization is no joke for Germany. 🤨

[@DaniRaj666]

Yeah right. Like they have no educated and trained population. They could even get nuclear plants back even when doing Energiwende.

[@DR-00700]

@@oceanwave4502 Russia has nothing else to sell to make money especially now nobody in their right mind would buy Russian weapons. Gas is cheapest to sell by pipeline AND it is likely the new LNG plant will breakdown without western support it’s too complex for Russians.

[@ayoorchethan]

It cannot come back from this 😑

[@ros8737]

Minor problem for EU as a whole, in comparison to a war against both Russia AND Ukraine.

[@alfredneuman6911]

Germany will not "de-industrialize". Germany is the fourth largest economy on Earth, more than twice the size of the Russian economy.

[@botshelomoatshe3153]

Funny how when they talk of hiroshima and nordstream, they never say who did it😂😂😂😂

[@wendelltroyer]

Nordstrom was rusky

[@bellakrinkle9381]

America, of course.

[@BarunKumar-v6t]

​@@bellakrinkle9381...and you are proud of it... aren't you 😉

[@botshelomoatshe3153]

@@wendelltroyer I'm pretty sure even you don't believe what you saying

[@DB5652-v3r]

@@wendelltroyer go to a hospital and tell them you are missing a brain

[@amarelk6451]

Thanks to Olaf Scholz's wise decision, my bills were doubled! Now I'm waiting for the election. I'm so excited! Hurrah!!

[@dvaparovoza5706]

It is very strange that all these "experts" are discussing which alternative markets for energy resources Russia will seek, even without knowing about the completely open information from Russia on this issue. I will share what these "experts" do not know: Putin issued an order on the development of Russia's domestic energy market in the first place, as well as increasing cooperation with countries that are members of common economic and trade unions with Russia. And when he was asked about gas supplies through Nord Streams if they were repaired, he replied that after the modernization of the domestic market it was unlikely that this would be relevant, since all the equipment of the blown-up branches of the gas pipeline from the entry points of the pipeline into the sea had been dismantled and put into operation in other places, and supplies were converted to sea transportation. in a liquefied form. There is another powerful onshore gas pipeline through Poland, but it has also been blocked. Who do you think needs to shut down gas pipelines, gentlemen "experts", if the whole of Europe continues to buy both Russian gas and Russian oil in different ways? Do you think Europe is voluntarily strangling itself? No. Europe has long turned into a colony and the "master" uses it as he wants, where he wants and in what positions he wants. I'm just touched by the fact that all these "experts" are trying to say clever words with clever faces when everything is quite obvious and lies right on the surface. Maybe you haven't heard yet who is going to acquire the rights to the blown-up branches of the gas pipeline? One American citizen. I will not deprive you of the pleasure of learning new things. To do this, you just need to type a question in your browser's search engine. Maybe specialists will finally start thinking with their brains, and not just with their heads, on which there are many organs that are not capable of thinking...

[@mrraam2151]

😊

[@alfredneuman6911]

I am not going to read your post. After the "open information" part. Russia lies about everything. Here are a couple of facts for you. In 2021, Europe bought 48% of Russia oil and gas. China bought 20%. Now, Europe buys nothing and China buys 48%. That is a short-fall of 28%. I notice, in your entire post, there is not a single number. Try adding some numbers.

[@rouz0]

West has serious issue with experts. The so call experts don't know anything 😄These expert at least can read a bit before talking on show. 60% of Russian gas export to EU is through Turk stream which still finctioning. A larger part of gas export is through Siberia 1 line to China and countries on the way and Siberia 2 is also under construction.

[@SecnarfWobneb]

How about specialists thinking with their hearts as well as their brains instead of with their guts. If normal people had a say there would be peace and most people would share and help each other

[@dvaparovoza5706]

@@SecnarfWobneb That would be perfect. But that would be surreal. Ordinary people will never be allowed to make their choice. And unfortunately, there are many more people who can be easily manipulated with lies, often unsupported by facts and artificially created images and moods, than those who did not follow the whole herd and did not lose their freedom of thought and their own point of view.

[@JvmCassandra]

Never understood EU's wholeheartedness in this conflict. If they had wanted to decouple from Russia, they should've been building nuclear power stations like there are no tomorrow. Getting hooked on Russian gas, then go to war with your former dealer while cold turkeying, how is that a smart move? I bet the EU citizens have no say in all of these.

[@rouz0]

The story is even more complicated . EU belives Russia should allow European company to exract gas in Russia

[@mrityunjaytripathi5588]

@@JvmCassandra Europe's Papa Country pulled them into it to decouple Europe from Russia. Papa country is selling fuel to Europe at up to 5 times that of the Russian one. This level of subservience is shameful. Most spineless is Germany, which is fake stories to exonerate the most likely culprit of the NS sabotage.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

You are right, EU citizens are not asked. EU Commission plays US Neocons doggy against European interests.

[@minimal8187]

We could get along with Russia, Ukraine Belarus all together if there was 0% US influence and their military bases in Europe. After the fall of Communism Russia was open to be part of the West but the US have once again proved themselves who doesn't benefit from that

[@eblita3698]

@@eddastrohmayer251 Don't know in which banana republic you live. If we disagree with what is done, we vote them off. And as there are 1000's of different opinions, we just have to accept that majority opion beats minority opinions.

[@randomracki9453]

In a word yes EU us denying itself cheap power

[@eblita3698]

There are values more important. I know people who spend half their lives searching for the cheapest deal and then don't really have time for sane hobbies. Life is too short.

[@eastern2western]

India is suddenly producing lngs.

[@leevuong8843]

"Producing" is a metaphore... This remains Russian gaz purchased from an Indian broker but drop shipped directly from Russia. ;-)

[@alfredneuman6911]

A country does not "suddenly" produce lng, and India does not have any lng so far qs I know. Give your source.

[@leevuong8843]

@@alfredneuman6911 It looks like you don't read between the lines. India is just a broker for Russian gaz and the Europeans know it very well. And they save face by paying more to India for Russian energy..

[@minimal8187]

​@@alfredneuman6911Europe could get along with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus all together if there was 0% USA influence and their military bases.

[@leevuong8843]

@@alfredneuman6911 Read between the lines. Of course India doesn't produce LNG. Where do you think it comes from? LOL

[@Faux_Dieu]

Ukraine: we will stop your cheap supply of gas on which we were getting commission too but y'all might as well suffer and let me in EU and NATO. What do you mean I'm hurting your economy? 😅

[@rouz0]

These expert at least can read a bit before talking on show. 60% of Russian gas export to EU is through Turk stream which still finctioning. A larger part of gas export is through Siberia 1 line to China and countries on the way and Siberia 2 is also under construction.

[@svetlanak7766]

UKr announced about stopping the transit but in the media, most of it, says that Rus stopped the supply.

[@resurrectedone7463]

Instead of arming Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan; US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness etc.

[@kaxin1367]

Instead of invading Ukraine, ruzzia money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness etc.

[@roro-v3z]

That's Ukraine problem not EUs​@@kaxin1367

[@olorin4317]

A superpower can do all of it, but not when divided and its citizen are encouraged to hate each other.

[@fada3399]

Russian money, not US. America first all the way.

[@TreyMax]

We will never see that because Americans have become lazy and careless to hold their government accountable they are more divided than working together against the bad politicies of the goofy leaders

[@BrandyHeng007]

No worries , Russia will divert EU gas supplies to newly completed 5111km gas pipeline to China

[@alfredneuman6911]

Wrong. In 2021, Europe bought 48% of your oil and gas. China bought 20%. Now Europe is buying nothing and China is buying 48%. That's a net loss of 28%. Can you do arithmetic? Also, the Chinese economy is in trouble. Their real estate sector, 22% of their economy, is bankrupt. And let me point out that 40% of China's economy depends on sales to the USA.

[@AA-xs8mv]

German economy grew at a whopping 0.1% for 2024 whilst Russia grew at 4.2% for 2024, and this is despite Russia having over 25000 different sanctions 😂😂😂

[@anonymousanonymous1997]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏾‍♂️ I know right. Didn’t know what country they were messing around with 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@julonkrutor4649]

Its called a war economy - germany could do the same with ease, but the long term price is VERY HIGH. I recomment looking at the intrest rates in russia, the (now none existing) constraction industry and the exchance rate of the ruble.

[@CliffordSullivan-fj7jv]

Obviously you have no idea about economics......thank god you are not in control/power UL

[@xolanin]

😅

[@anonymousanonymous1997]

🤣🤣🤣 facts don’t care about your feelings. Common knowledge. Russian economy is performing well & above any hostile G7 nation. They’re running a war economy & their inflation is still not as bad as the Americans. That why their central bank increased rates to take the heat out of the economy 🤣🤣🤣🤷🏾‍♂️

[@babyboo7741]

Look at the EU economy then you will know the answer 😂😂😂

[@BarunKumar-v6t]

Really..? Some time before West was criticising India for purchasing Russian oil. Now what happened? Western hippocracy at its peak! 👹

[@michaeldy3157]

india refuses the rouble. It also refuses russian military equipment. Russia is screwed

[@mwanamaindanyambe5758]

Who told Zelensky that everything that Russia generates from Gas goes to fund the war?,😂😂😂. He has decided to loose transit fees because he is getting free aid and what ever Europe has now will surely run out shortly.

[@alfredneuman6911]

Ivan, for God's sake, study ingrish. Doh't you have a linguist you can refer to at the Russian Computer Warfare Institute? Zelenskiy turned your counbtry into a joke. Day 1044 of your 3-Day Special whatever.

[@mwanamaindanyambe5758]

@alfredneuman6911 And you think it's Ukraine alone fighting this war?.

[@eblita3698]

Hi Russian troll :)

[@natalyasmirnova8246]

Why didn't you tell that Moldova had NOT paid for a long time. If you’re so concerned about regular people from Moldova feed them and pay for their heat. Now it is Europe's privillidge.

[@frantisekkosulic1503]

Lie again. It was a breakaway region Russian Transnistria that does not pay. Now the Russians in Moldova pay the price ..

[@FilipePedro-y5d]

@@frantisekkosulic1503 Moldava is still part of Europe

[@olgag6581]

​@@frantisekkosulic1503The Moldovan government has refused to pay a debt of more than $700 million for gas.

[@ros8737]

Russia ruled Transnistria but wants Moldova to pick up the bill and pay for the gas twice.

[@alfredneuman6911]

Moldova is broken. The Russians invaded in 1993 and tore off a piece, which they call Transdenistria.

[@LombaM6]

It's not the first time Ukraine messed with gas routed towards Europe (gas disputes 2006-2009), that was also the reason why we Europeans realised it was important to have a Nord Stream 1-2 alternative. However, the Nord stream pipelines were blown up by a small Ukrainian sabotage team in 2022. German authorities had issued a European arrest warrant for a man who was never found (who fled from Poland to Ukraine). The incident was fed to the public opinion as a move made by Russia to pressure Europe. We have been living in propaganda-land for quite some time.

[@iamashamanama3712]

@@LombaM6 For real. It is obvious Russia wouldn’t want that pipe to be destroyed. Why would they cut off their own income stream. It was Ukraine.

[@l96ai]

​@@iamashamanama3712why do you blame ukraine? They don't have the necessary tool for it. It must be the guardian of democracy so that EU could buy the gas from them at 500% the price.

[@DR-00700]

What was never explained was the big flare in Russia a few days before the explosions. It was Russia depressurising the pipeline to send bombs up on pigs. No other explaination for the big flare ever given.

[@swissneutro2648]

The global majority knows who did it. The boss in the White House even predicted it. Not taking note of all this shows how strong the Western media bubble is in its propaganda!

[@alfredneuman6911]

Ivan, you are the enemy. Your pipeline was blown up to deprive you of income. Your economy is now in crisis.

[@rebeccasouthall1249]

Moral to the story dont sanctions the country that controls you fuel economy,. Unless youu can get your fuel from other places cheaply

[@eblita3698]

Yeah, some former Soviet countries now have to decide if they are EU and NATO or if they should have the dignity to leave. They can't support an opponent of the bodies they want to be part of. Historically seen it is fine that this dilemma occurs. Only through learning to lean heavily against strong winds at some point, you learn how not to fall over next time.

[@AlialiBinladen]

By aligning itself entirely with the US-led NATO strategy against Moscow, Germany has unwittingly sealed its economic fate. The consequences are already visible, and the worst is yet to come. Germany is doomed because of this grave mistake

[@adamree30]

This is what happens when losers identify as winners. Woke realities...

[@brittalbach416]

lock up Zelensky and von der Leyen, good start

[@botshelomoatshe3153]

I think americans should make passports and visit at least 2 countries in a space of 5 years, they will learn a lot

[@BrightWendigo]

Oh we know plenty, that’s why Trump was the one who warned Europe about their dependence on Russian gas. But they just laughed at him. Who is laughing now?

[@lawnchair13]

@@botshelomoatshe3153 I have to admit I've been shocked more than once in my travels

[@botshelomoatshe3153]

@@BrightWendigo you mean after usa blew that same pipe?

[@botshelomoatshe3153]

@@lawnchair13 you welcome bro. A lot of Americans underestimate the knowledge raw knowledge they can get outside usa, until you leave usa and see what outside, you will forever view the world through the lens of western media and education, and the view is always distorted for a reason

[@eternalstudios4502]

@@BrightWendigo Not they’re fault its the cheapest option, and they can’t afford gas from other overseas countries.

[@Antigermaan]

Eu policy is morality and woke... they should not have interferred into old ussr matters which ukraine is.

[@raymondmaher1388]

Germany let too many immigrants in,now they are feeling the cost of letting them live for free.

[@leevuong8843]

Germany's 2023 GDP went down -0.3% while Russia's went up 3,6%...

[@karlvonbahnhof6594]

Now compare wages 😂

[@leevuong8843]

@@karlvonbahnhof6594 Wages. Indeed. One of the reasons why VW is closing 6 factories in Germany. One other reason being the high cost of energies. A problem that Germany self inflicted...

[@nightnight7893]

their prices are different, lower. In Germany, you can earn 3,000 euros, but after deducting rent, food, utilities, etc. not much left.

[@thegoat11111]

The Russian rouble is almost worth as much as monopoly money. 😂

[@petrasmiles1029]

​@@karlvonbahnhof6594 Ok compare a price of a flat? it is double, compare the price of products and compare the taxes. It is almost 50 % with good income. Then go and compare homelessness in Berlin and Moscow and how the city looks like.

[@darkomihalic2727]

EU needs Russian and Russian needs EU.Stop the war,peace.

[@user-fx3de2wo1b]

There are four Russian gas pipelines going to Europe. The Baltic pipeline, which was destroyed by Ukraine and the United States. The second pipeline is Belarus-Poland, which was closed by the European Union. The third pipeline is Ukraine Transit, whose contract has expired. The fourth pipeline is Turkey-Bulgaria-Serbia-Hungary, which is working. Hungary and Serbia have no gas problem. European countries can connect the pipeline with Hungary.

[@naderpezeshkzad6582]

It would be so stupid to ask if stopping the armed rubbery is likely to cause more casualties to the police, than the thieves ! But thieves must be stopped at any cost. So it is the same to ask; do the sanctions hurt EU more than it hurts Russia!?

[@amc8437]

Blown up by who?

[@gilbertmyambo2306]

That guy is crazy

[@disconductorder]

@@amc8437 sharks

[@rosih.5716]

The US of course, as announced by Biden during a press conference (“we will bring an end to it!”), with no other than German Chancellor Olaf Scholz standing by his side! The video of the press conference is on KZbin…

[@eddieokpara3549]

Freeze...New year greetings from Ukraine to its E.U sponsors.

[@xolanin]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “Freeze motherf!”

[@redzisan]

Freeze and give me all your money :-D

[@frantisekkosulic1503]

EU here. nobody freezes. Only the Slovak Putin chivava gets nervous ..

[@akselmani]

You realize that Hungary is literally the opposite of a "sponsor" of aid to Ukraine right? Also we've been hearing the "freeze" quote for sometime, and the only ones who froze last 2 winters were thousands of Russians when parts of their old, never maintained soviet heating infrastructure went kaput.

[@alfredneuman6911]

Naw, very little freezing, except for the power plants that Russian destroys. Europe gets its fuel from NOrway and UK (North Sea fields), North Africa (pipelines to Italy and Spain), and the Middle East.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Zelensky has delusional thinking. How much more damage will he do?

[@chamberpot969]

The EU is just as likely to get rid ofElensky as Russia.

[@poppystars9005]

Europe’s daddy said you’re going to buy our shale gas, ya hear. And those little climate bunnies jumped and said ok.

[@AlialiBinladen]

Trump forcing them to buy more LNG 😁

[@gregoryjones8990]

Bit slow on the uptake. The sanctions were doomed from the start! Russia is doing fine😂

[@alfredneuman6911]

Garbage, Ivan. Explain why there was a run on the ruble and why your Central Bank ended trade in the ruble. The ruble is not an internaitonal currency anymore. Explain why your Centreal Bank set the interest rate at 23%, yet lies about your inflation rate which is supposedly 8.9%. Interest rates follow inflation; your real inflation rate is around 20%. Explain why you no longer produce cars, after 24 car companies left you. Explain why you defaulted on your international debt payments last June, for the first time since 1918. Look, Ivan, your lies, the words that you post on social media, do not change reality.

[@danielbrown7534]

Basically china is gonna get cheaper gas lines soon

[@patrick3846]

Russia!❤❤❤❤

[@felipe-vibor]

Europe will be poorer

[@internationalinvesting4336]

Not all Europe. Poland is booming.

[@DR-00700]

And Russia will prosper? Russias economy is crashing and this will push it down faster as the 10% drop in FX over the last week shows.

[@alfredneuman6911]

Not as poor as Russia. The ruble is worth less than one USA cent and your Central Bank stopped trade in the ruble at the end of November. The ruble is no longer an international currency.. China and India refuse to take rubles. As for "poorer", Russian per capita income places you 58th in the world, behind Romania and far behind Norway, Germany, France, Italy, UK, etc.

[@felipe-vibor]

@@alfredneuman6911 you might want to check on the latest imf and world Bank statistics. Russia is now number 4 in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) overtaking Germany

[@ravichitgopkar5304]

@DR-00700 Russian economy is growing at 4%

[@ResolverResolver]

GOD bless Russia,Glory to Russia in jesus mighty name Amen;;;

[@naderpezeshkzad6582]

Was Jesus friendly towards the hypocrites!? If so rest assured that He is on your side!

[@T-BOUNCING]

EUROPE NEED TO CHANGE FROM OLD WAYS .. RUSSIA IS MORE CLOSER THAN AMERICA.. BETTER TO MAKE PEACE WITH A FRIEND YOU SEE EVERYDAY...

[@lewisehiemua1271]

Is anyone asking the majority 🤔 what's their view the poor majority 🤔 in any European countries don't want to buy expensive 🤔 gas

[@mphatsobanda1936]

The guests are not well equipped on the subject matter

[@Zenith121691]

The moral of the story is weakness is a sin.

[@matsforsberg6287]

The other day u said that a LNG ship from Russia had spent 4 months in north Artic and could not sell its LNG. HOW IS IT NOW? Can`t sell or selling like never before?

[@Irina-dv1gv]

17 декабря плавучий терминал СПГ «Тоскана» принял в Ливорно первую для Италии партию СПГ от «Газпрома»😂

[@jimk007]

He has a funny way of saying TRIPLE. $40 to $120 isn't double.

[@laiajmiah6409]

This is Jelenskys real Jelensky

[@nabmano]

Europe can go to America and ask for gas

[@Irina-dv1gv]

Америка обязательно продаст, по хорошей цене, разумеется😂

[@t1nk3rtail0r]

Yes

[@TreyMax]

Russia is flexing on the EU honestly geopolitics is in the Russian favor

[@EpicCrust]

Somebody say Syria?

[@somprasongwattanavipa3384]

Zelensky is playing game with EU, he needs EU/NATO continue to continue to support UK if US cuts off from Ukraine

[@MtQiqi]

Guys, or you are taking the mick of people or you are crazy! Its like I stop buying from my local supermarket and think that they are suffering the most...but I am the one with empty fridge and house!

[@Diaplek49]

Who brought a child to the adult table?

[@derJackistweg]

Berlin guy 8:40 not true.

[@khairulnaeim756]

They really good at entertainment humor X... with their behavior 🥸🤖

[@AlialiBinladen]

Euro 💶 is down to dollar 💵 again 😂😂😂

[@Uche-w1r]

😂😂😂 Russian economy is overheating with growth my boy

[@alfredneuman6911]

Why, you win the prize for the most stupid post, "my boy". Overheating? Then why did the Central Bank suspend trade in the ruble last November. Overheating? Then why did your Central Bank set the interest rate at 23%? Overheating? Then why did your Minister of Economics say that you have a worker shortage? (Hint: YOu've lost 3 million men to those who fled your concriptions, your six concriptsions of 995.000 mean -- your official figure -- anbd the half millino men killed and injured in your racist war of imperialism.

[@Ser-Tor-s7t]

Please more details?

[@rouz0]

@@Ser-Tor-s7t Overheating means there is too much money in circulation . As a result central bank increases the interest rate to reduce the money in circulation and control the money value. some of the reason for overheating can be for example increased amount of money and investment of Russian in Russia due to sanction , high profit of producing materials that can be used in war industry, increased amount of money in people hand. For example an individual who join Russian army can get a bonus equivalent of several years of salary in Russia

[@eternalstudios4502]

Overheating Russians are complaining about the prices.

[@wendelltroyer]

Nope

[@ThomasMunich-f1k]

For every $ which Europe pays to Russia, Europe has to pay multiple the amount to care for the damage which Russia inflicts on Europe. Therefore it is a good thing that Hungary and Slovakia can not buy any more gas from Russia. The rest of Europe has been independent on Russian gas for years.

[@trifio5242]

"US never got rid of Middle Eastern oil" - US not only doesn't require any oil, it is the LARGEST exporter of oil in the world. This video is a joke.

[@occamraiser]

The point here is that the EU needed to stop buying energy from Russia. Now it has. Strategically the EU is in a much better position and russia is in a much worse position. Well, that's the price of starting wars Vlad! The EU is SO much richer than russia that it hardly matters who has lost the most money - what matters is who has been hurt most (clue: The answer is russia)

[@alexlong3714]

Others will continue to buy Russian gas, no? Deliveries to China started on 2 December 2019. In 2020, China has imported 4.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia through the pipeline. It is expected that amount will increase to 38 billion cubic meters by 2023. By December 2024, the full pipeline for the Power of Siberia was completed by China.

[@SiyamcelaKilili]

I'm telling you can not beat the cow for it's milk anymore Europe isn't that so

[@clintonwashington8609]

Does this mean Al Jazeera is back?

[@henrywang5979]

what's the Berlin talking about, feel quite far from the reality

[@danielbrown7534]

Why not simply increase transit fee

[@cte4dota]

Competitiveness of EU over USA and China is already on last leg, and guess who will take all cheap gas to make even bigger gap? China. They already completed 2 pipelines to China.

[@Hammy-l6i]

Listen again for the comic pun from the presenter, Did you hear it. Ha HaHa 😂

[@ros8737]

All 3 guests say no, simply because the Russian gas isn’t sanctioned. Russias economy is about the size of Italy and dwarfed by the EU as a whole. While the EU suffers inconvenience, Russia is already having existential battle against stagflation and a demographic crisis.

[@alfredneuman6911]

Russia's economy is considerably smaller than Italy's. And, as Russia now produces nothing and sells nothing on international markets except extractive products (petro, diamonds, wood, etc) they are receding into the 19th Century.

[@Irina-dv1gv]

Какие вы ржачные😂 В России нет стагфляции, даже близко, а в 19 веке скоро окажетесь вы, вернетесь к отоплению углем😂

[@ros8737]

@@Irina-dv1gvNothing about this is a laughing matter! The world needs to come together to fight poverty and climate change but instead Russia is waging costly war and pollutes more than ever.

[@Djursnerable]

The sanctions have a long-term impact which is why Russia's economy is struggling now. The interest rate and inflation is much higher than Europe ever reached in 2022 and 2023. Europe is down to 2-5% depending on the country. An important lesson is that fuel policy is foreign policy.

[@Blastsniper]

UA: EU cannot buy cheap Russian gas anymore, this will teach em! and let us into NATO pls.

[@felipe-vibor]

Russia does not loose 5B, it gets to keep its gas and supply at a price way below market price. A great geopolitical tool

[@alfredneuman6911]

BS, Ivan. Here are two facts for you: In 2021, Europe bought 48% of your oil and gas. China bought 20%. Now Europe buys nothing and China buys 48%. That is a 28% loss.

[@teresaj6374]

No. The answer to your question is NO. Europe has had 3 years to plan for this cut-off, and if it doesn't happen, Russia continues the war in Ukraine with ambitions to move further into other European nations. So the answer is NO. This gas shutdown will increase European stability, end an illegal invasion, and protect Poland and Finland. The answer is and always will be NO.

[@petervojcek7043]

😂 yeah.. we feel that stability already.

[@teresaj6374]

@petervojcek7043 ahhh, a short-term thinker... maybe this isn't the type of convo for you.

[@Irina-dv1gv]

😂😂😂 да вы нахрен не нужны России

[@khairulnaeim756]

Yeah better propose something that can reduce gas and oils supply from Russia

[@Irina-dv1gv]

Переходите на торф и уголь😂

[@flyingmonkey5787]

How is this still a thing. Eu knew Russia like to pull the gas card. What happened to find alt supply. It has only been like 2 yrs

[@khairulnaeim756]

This what happen if elected leadership that only know about their position...

[@ResolverResolver]

The cause and foundation of the problem is italy and France Paris,Rome,Napolitano,Napoli,America, Rome,Taranto,Torino,Sardegna???????

[@sipcore888]

EU will feel it

[@ME-jh2kf]

If Russia is doing so great, why are they complaining about the sanctions? And if EU and the west are doing so poorly because of sanctions, why is there no general urge there to remive the sanctions? These are democracies after all, if people would want sanctions removed, they would elect politicians to do it. But the big picture is that this is not happening. Quite contrary. And it is quite logical why this is the case. The west is many many times richer than Russia. It can afford it, while Russia is heading for economic collaps. So this story about ”Russian prosperity, western doom” all seems to be total BS

[@petervojcek7043]

People don't get to choose..they either agree with anti Russ bs, or get labelled as pro Putin. Then comes the fines and sanctions, just like Hungary or Slovakia.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Sorry, you must be getting disinformation from US corporate media: MSM. Dig deeper. Countries who are unable to compete slap sanctions on their competitors because the source limps along.

[@ME-jh2kf]

@ You clearly don’t understand real democracy. I think you are talking about the Russian system.

[@brianquigley1940]

Sanctions have not hurt Russia????? What about pensioners fighting over food scraps outside restaurants in major cities? Or the distribution of food coupons in the poorer regions of Russia? Or power blackouts across the nation? Or the once most profitible company, Gazprom, losing 8 billion last year? Or...

[@poppystars9005]

The only thing true is the Gasprom loss…the other stuff is nonsense.

[@brianquigley1940]

@poppystars9005 No power blackouts? Are you sure? You haven't seen the Russian videos showing pensioners fighting over food in dumpsters? Or the distribution of food coupons? The only "place" in Russia relatively "unharmed" by sanctions are the major cities... if you earn a lot of money. Everyone else is having a hard time paying for groceries. e.g. eggs and butter are now being kept in... locked... cabinets because there are so many thefts.

[@Dr.ronaldN]

Old people could not reflect on consequences of their support for Ukrainian, they'll learn

[@sharavivbanyamyanyasharala3361]

No matter what this move was not is not in the interest of the people basically ideology over common sense

[@alfredneuman6911]

BS, Ivan. Cutting off the last 3 Euroepan countries still buying Russia oil and gas (because they are landlocked), means denying income to Russia. Russia is the enemy.

[@khairulnaeim756]

If this Europe have a plan to replace gas to electric...this issue not a big thing anymore....

[@kentstructures4388]

A huge pipeline to china just became operstional... And europe buys a lot of gas from international dealers who in turn buys alot of shipped russian gus

[@arnuldabosambo8629]

EU it's suicide himself

[@polysporin8332]

Hahaha 😂 EU made it's mess 💩. Now they get to live in it 💩 EU only succeeded in making their own people all poorer 💸

[@rudiesan_89]

It all comes down to ¥€$

[@trqster]

We Europeans will suffer the consequences of this but we'll get comfort in knowing that we'll stand with Zelensky for as long as it takes...

[@vlatkoangelov5954]

F Europe from USA

[@rebeccasouthall1249]

And end up with nothing,. European people be worse off, than in y2k

[@user-unfound33]

With Ukraine shutting off the gas line all I did was take that transfer fund and give it to pro-russia countries increase in gas prices for everyone except Russia 😂😂

[@arekkusub6877]

Hurting? What is that supposed to mean? Why you refuse to accept that we in Europa prefer to lose money over collaboration with an aggressor? How difficult is for you to process/understand that? Russia is in war with us, they currently destroy our communication infrastructure. How ethical is to talk about "billions of dollars", while Putin is bombing sovereign European state? I guess Arabs don't care but stop asking such rhetorical questions you know the answer.

[@alcoolx]

Of course... thats why they are fighting for

[@teresabarrett8676]

The pipeline to China is being built in Siberia.

[@davewindt1506]

Its all about money...consumer pays.

[@trifio5242]

The answer is no. This episode is pure russian propaganda.

[@cte4dota]

Competitiveness of EU over USA and China is already on last leg, and guess who will take all cheap gas to make even bigger gap? China. They already completed 2 pipelines to China. Some fact for you buddy.

[@insignis1012]

Moderator : " /Insert Pro-Russian EU is doomed kind of point here/, is it right? Guests: (with uncomfortable simping smile) Erm...no that's just not the case.. like 5 times

[@arnuldabosambo8629]

u didn't ask them if war broke up today in Europa union where the would get gaz- it's a big question u need to ask

[@DerDop]

Yeah, been hearing that since 2022😂 Europe will freeze bla bla 😂 in fact,I’m dead from freezing and this message is coming from an after life phone 😂😂😂😂

[@leevuong8843]

Europe had two mild winters. Lucky you. And Europe kept on purchasing Russian gaz and oil thru third party countries at a much higher price.

[@DerDop]

@ it’s cheaper than in January 2022 :))

[@Irina-dv1gv]

​@@DerDopу вас всё впереди, всё только начинается😂