Russia And Ukraine's Conflict Over Natural Gas Explained

[@harounkiyungi7288]

Guys Iraq, Syrian, Libya, Afghanistan, Palestinian and African are also people in this world and deserve to be valued

[@magicmagus1459]

This video is about oil and gas from Russia. Yet fake accounts are still using middle east. Surprised you havent used Yugoslavia which is pretty common line used by bots....u should realize that ppl know reality of those countries...

[@mayito9100]

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”-Malcolm S. Forbes.

[@fist5]

yes, that's how we judge americans and europeans

[@kinngrimm]

@@fist5 where is that we comming from?

[@GEOsustainable]

Frederick Douglass, Malcolm Forbes read his books. It was Frederick Douglass.

[@movementmathebula828]

@@kinngrimm coming from the wars they were involved in and millions of innocent people killed 😒

[@kinngrimm]

@@movementmathebula828 "coming from the wars they were involved in and millions of innocent people killed 😒" One thing i don't believe is that if there were others over time in the same position as americans and europeans for the past say 3000 years, the roles reversed so to speak, that they would have acted much differently. After all geneticly we are all pretty much the same and you would need to look closely at that whole timespan and understand how the west came to be, to judge the way you just did and i doubt you did. I see an effort in the west to not only endure the human condition, but also dampen its extrems which helps everyone on earth. Otherwise you and me would not be able to chat here.

[@mariondaniels2934]

Wow, no mention at all of the fact that Russian gas is about 10x cheaper than LNG.

[@spaceshuttledoorgunner125]

Yep. it's all part of the strategy to sell more American freedom gas and Arab human rights oil to make Europe depend on them. Americans judge too much from the comfort of "we will never have a war in our turf" mind, seeing the rest of the globe as their playground.

[@Lucas_Antar]

Because LNG has no mass production infrastructure.

[@golumolu5334]

Because of double standards

[@_Wai_Wai_]

@@Lucas_Antar right, the gas pipeline Nordstream 1

[@billgreen576]

Indeed the EU politicians have managed to very cleverly go from buying the cheapest gas in the world from Russia to buying the most expensive gas in the world from the US. Well done European politicians. Not in the pay of US FF at all.

[@kamoteph273]

Why is it an issue to buy from Russia when US is still buying "vital goods" such as fertilizers from Russia right this moment?

[@albertplumer]

The Haber Bosch method requires ,to fix nitrogen from air, low cost energy that Russia has.passing cost saving on to end users, perhaps.

[@deborahschumann8286]

No one is buying fertilizers, potash, etc. Russian has no way to deliver. Watch for massive famine in the third world this year.

[@ronblack7870]

because that money fuels russian war with ukrine. it's obvious

[@destroyedsoul1791]

@@albertplumer the end users? So who do you think the end users of gas and oil?

[@SG-sk8hm]

Putin got the latest technology guys 🙄 that we and this world have no clue about

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Just calculate the amount of LNG tankers you need to replace the entire supply currently coming from Russia and you'll realise why we can't just stop importing gas from Russia.

[@vojtechvoros1549]

@@bingbong5159 how 1700/day? Pls explain...

[@tonyhuang2594]

What's the answer? I am curious

[@fgsaramago]

Except theres pipelines from North Africa to Spain and Portugal that could easily supply everything. The French have been blocking pipelines from Spain to France for over a decade, which could easily solve the problem

[@vojtechvoros1549]

@Ace McMillan You need a doctor or something?

[@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry]

@@tonyhuang2594 Small Modular Reactors producing hydrogen. You're welcome.

[@mineua]

3:38 In fact, the capacity of this "tiny" Russia-China pipeline (38 billion m³) is greater than that of the Russia-Ukraine-EU pipeline (32 billion m³). Shouldn't the US and EU be afraid of Russia's move east towards closer cooperation with China and India?

[@Matt-fl8uy]

Why would the US or EU be "afraid"? Russia has been on the decline for decades, the disaster in Ukraine just accelerated it.

[@nidhinv8406]

Don't afraid of India ,yes they are self interested like France but don't want others problem also.

[@mineua]

@@Matt-fl8uy This question is not about Russia (as a resident of Ukraine, I wish it to fall apart ASAP), but about the growing influence of Eastern countries, China especially. And cheap energy can significantly accelerate such growth, at the same time as the EU loses its power in the world

[@Dim.g0v]

If we were to compare the volume of natural gas that goes through Ukraine vs to China is it the same? Does more natural gas get bought by Europe?

[@luanpham0586]

@@Dim.g0v yes, europe by far the biggest customer.

[@sfonetwo]

Did the guy really say that it's not a small conflict in the backwaters of the ocean? I love how analysts and politicians are downplaying decades of atrocities by western governments.🤔

[@DickCheneyXX]

That's a matter of perspective. Some worthless people dying in an inconsequential conflict on the other side of the world is in fact insignificant.

[@enn2763]

You have said it all

[@morriszkivuva2569]

You know the information is biased when they fail to mention russia natural is 10 times cheaper and the amount needed even the together with Norway and Qatar can't fill and compete at the price

[@donaldkasper8346]

Huge gas reserves off Norway. One major North Sea pipeline goes to England.

[@donaldkasper8346]

Lot of gas off Israel. That means a lot more is off the Nile Delta.

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

FSB/GRU Disinformation Troll.

[@mattbowdenuh]

I was disappointed they didnt mention that Ukraine has the largest natural gas reserves in Europe (Russia's are east of the Urals) and those major fields are in the east of the country and in the Black Sea off the shore of Crimea.

[@trustlister9297]

In 2010/2011 chevron, total, exxon and a bunch of other petro companies were in exactly those areas you've mentioned for explorations. In the donbass region they found shale gas shelfs 10 times thicker than the biggest they know of in texas. Now look at the map.. By the way, CNBC even stated a number of 14000 victims in that region... but structured the sentence so that inexperienced audience would easily assume they were produced by russians. In fact, the victims were russians! Western Big Oil n Gas needs to get rid of them in donbass, thats the only plan, to silently steal the resources they got offered by ukrainian oligarchs (minus what brandon would call it 'their fair share')

[@kirkpatrick7475]

And Russia wants to control it all to rule Europe

[@kirkpatrick7475]

@@trustlister9297 Absolute foolishness Russia has nothing to offer the world except petro carbon,it wants to be the dominant force in Europe but is not attractive enough for countries to hitch their wagon to it, so what doe it do, use force to get it's way, Russia wants the gas, coal.and oil in Donbas and Black sea, it want to dominate it's neighbours through corruption

[@juanangeles8211]

Ukraine is not even 10% of the size of Russia land

[@kirkpatrick7475]

@@trustlister9297 If I remember correctly, Ukranians had no quarrel with its citizens in the East, suddenly Russia annexed Crimea and overnight hatred and murder took place, Russia started killing people and blame it on Ukraine, Russia sent it's troops into Donbass, stared a war, and lied that the people wanted to break away This is the same Russia that claimed there were no troops in Donbas and.they have no intention to invade the country. Russia uses lies, murder, and deception to rule, it.has nothing else to offer

[@mitas3484]

What they don’t consider is that Ukraine has quite big gas reserves in the Donbas region and Crimea.

[@ThePhilosoft]

which are under direct russian mmmm control at the moment ...

[@КайМай]

Crimea is Russia Donbass is not Ukraine

[@mitas3484]

@@КайМай cool

[@Peregrine_1]

Exactly!

[@GrimTTL]

@@КайМай Crimea is not Russia, it is occupied part of Ukraine

[@vensb8862]

Natural gas is NOT the reason why there is war in Ukraine. In my view, the MAIN reason is the control of the Azov Sea, the Kutz Strait, expansion of the military port in Crimea (EEZ) in order to take control of their wheat export, and their technology, and take complete control of Ukraine as Russia's buffer zone.

[@davidhimmelsbach557]

Putin is not so limited in his vision. He wants the USSR 2.0 -- and has said as much in writing and public address.

[@carlabroderick5508]

Not the reason for, but the funding for the war.

[@donaldkasper8346]

All dictators need large buffer zones so their people don't see democracy in action. If Putin loses Ukraine, and he probably will, then he loses all the stan states that have been rebelling against stooge dictators compliant to Putin.

[@donaldkasper8346]

Polar kingdom needs access to war water. There is no such thing as a polar superpower.

[@davidhimmelsbach557]

@@donaldkasper8346 Donald, I believe that the fundamental reason for Putin's invasion is just as you say. It's not geography. No-one in their wildest dreams wants to replicate Napoleon or Adolf. Now that even the proles from Siberia have been exposed to Ukrainian paved streets -- even in villages -- the blow back will be extreme. All over Ukraine, the troops left graffiti bitterly complaining how easy life was for Ukrainians. Keep in mind that Ukraine's GDP per capita is almost dead last among European nations. (!) All this -- and the boys are phoning home to mama. These are not 'happy calls.' Then top it off with Putin refusing the return of Russia's war dead. Yeah, they're piling up in Belarus and Ukraine... laying in chill boxes. Putin is sitting on a powder keg -- Wile E. Coyote style. He's figured that much out. Putin has less than three-weeks to conjure up his 'victory.' His 1st Guard Tank Army must be demoralized by now. Yet, this army is supposed to be his Sunday punch.

[@Raj_Das]

I was hoping to see the issue US creating for India from last month. The audacity of US of telling India to stop purchasing oil from Russia while Europe being the top 10 importer of Russian gas.

[@Iquey]

@@primordialsoftware9294 Trump would be aiding Russia slaughter of Ukraine. Be careful of what you believe and wish for.

[@RWhiphop1]

Lol Indians somehow always making it about themselves. Let’s break down the logic - What other markets can India buy oil from? Cause of how it’s stored and transported, literally any other oil producing country (Saudi, UAE, Kuwait, Norway, etc.). Now because how gas is stored and transported at a molecular level, where else is Europe gonna build a pipeline from in 3 months from?? Apples and orange comparison

[@rogerjohnson2562]

The west has the ability, and right, to remind India it will be more expensive to use 'cheap' oil from Russia. India needs to join the west before China does...

[@danishh8454]

@@rogerjohnson2562 western countries hegemony is few days india should better relationships with beacuse china and Russia is a nxt superpower country

[@Hhhh22222-w]

@@rogerjohnson2562 All you need to collapse the US is if India, Russia and China agree to stop trading in US dollars

[@criessmiles3620]

Question Why is the USA 🇺🇸 still buying fertilizer from Russia 🇷🇺 in rubbles. Yet telling his allies not to do so ? Cheers from west Africa 🦅

[@cmdr1911]

No one will say a word about food production. Russia and Ukraine are major food producers, Russia is sanactioned and Ukrainian farmers are too busy harvesting Russian tanks.

[@hillbillybeerdranker6678]

US has banned all petroleum products from Russia. We did it almost a month ago. Russian fertilizer is banned in the US. Everything Russian is banned. We even banned Russian Roulette

[@lanejohnson7656]

Thats US leadership... Do as we say not as what we do.. They have treated their own citizens like this for decades. They have successfully dumbed down a huge part of the population.. DC is evil.. As an awake US citizen it pains me to admit it... With that said, citizens in every country need to look at the leadership in their own country.. I'm betting if people are honest with themselves they will see their leadership is evil as well and they don't have their citizens best interest. We the people need to stand up to them, world wide..

[@guenthermichaels5303]

@@cmdr1911 there is plenty on that subject. This video deals with natural gas.

[@cmdr1911]

@@guenthermichaels5303 that was in response to the comment. No one will argue agricultural products right now.

[@NowAndToEternity]

Love how NATO and most western countries are under so much of US influences that they are willing to go through with these sanctions that did little to nothing in stoping the war. It is literally affect Putting and the oligarchs very little while hurting Russian citizens, developing countries that depended on Russia's exports, and EU's own citizens a lot. Where were western countries sanctions against US when they invaded Iraq, Vietnam, annex Hawaii, manipulate Iran election, and many more. Also why do people afraid of other countries using Nukes when the only country in history that actually launched nukes TWICE is the US?

[@Bryan-ed6ee]

Keep crying, fool.

[@samcalven12]

Then stop using U.S. KZbin system

[@NowAndToEternity]

@@samcalven12 lmfao love it when the best argument from people who cant handle the truth is to talk about about something else entirely.

[@vuson5921]

@@NowAndToEternity That's how "truth-fearing democratic" people act.

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

Globalization is your answer. We ALL depend on each other.

[@robertsweet5970]

So should Europe get gas and oil from US. That sure would throw a flip into green energy thoughts. Europe needs to do what is best for their people.

[@mayito9100]

It is said: "Reality has a particular way of hitting you in the nose if you are not paying attention".

[@bobslate7231]

You must be some kinda COMEDIAN I guess they call you the JOKER! 😂

[@stevedubya291]

It is said: “Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth.” - Michael Gerard Tyson, native of Brooklyn, New York

[@goldiekoi935]

@@stevedubya291 false lol my best plans come when the adrenaline kicks in haha.

[@TheRealNickG]

@@goldiekoi935 whoosh.... Also, it's true. You ain't never been hit hard enough, if you think it's not. If it ain't true for you, you never been hit by a real man and so you probably don't walk through life assuming other men like yourself have that power (notice I never said you couldn't hit hard). Hallmark of a nasty bully or a naive pacifist to make such a statement. I hope you are the former rather than the later, but you are still dead ass wrong. I mean how much hubris do you need to think you know more about the subject than Mike Tyson? haha

[@stupendouslife8128]

Finally, somebody is talking about those pipelines.

[@stevedubya291]

Several KZbin channels discuss this issue. Also, Ukraine has the mineral resources needed for making batteries for electric cars. Keep in mind that most developed nations are transitioning to electric vehicles, and related infrastructure. It's all about money, as usual.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

US gov't tells India and Europe to stop importing Russian gas, but USA increases Russian Gas imports....... 🤣😂😄

[@mounbakko5871]

that is how you do it my friend... as kids we used to desuade some of our friends from certain activities or food choices to limit competition, thereby having it to only a select few of us. Juvenile tactic.

[@maryannphillips]

WARNING PEOPLE! These are wrong information. These clowns are probably paid to spread misinformation. US is not buying Russia's gas. US is a big gas exporter. We sell gas to other countries. We don't relay on Russia for gas.

[@mounbakko5871]

@@maryannphillips be that as it may, why discourage another person from doing what is beneficial for them? Look at it this way, who are you to tell me who to purchase goods and services from that are essential to my well being and lifestyle if your motive is not to sell me the same … or to establish control over my life? In the matter at hand, an authoritative global regime with no equal whose dictates will be orders to be carried out with out questions from any other? It is easy not to see tyranny when you are the offspring and are protected by a tyrant and not a recipient of his ways. Pray you never live to be at the opposite end of a command authoritative regime. Does China come to mind, a command authoritative system?

[@orionbukantis6470]

Might want to reconsider your news sources. The US has banned import of Russian oil and gas. We make plenty of our own.

[@abhishekarora1738]

If Russia wanted to cut Ukraine's cut that would mean cheaper gas for Europe sometimes it's hard to understand whether America has a capitalist view or not. When India buys cheap oil they ask not to buy rather than providing a lower alternative.#Dont be shaky America

[@abhishekarora1738]

@Rainmaker We are against war not any nation. We do not supply weapons to any country but we all know who does and why is it that those nations are always at war.

[@harmonsalmon7739]

America created many problems and never seems to solve any.

[@abhishekarora1738]

@Rainmaker India is surrounded at all fronts by American creations with both Afghanistan and Pakistan having American made weapons and China which is secretive about itself because of the atrocities and betrayal it saw during WW2 so having weapons made by some other nation including European nations as well helps keep Wars at arms length. India is the 5 th largest economy and growing fast it has no master but partners in trade based on which an economy grows. India does not stand for war and has held its neutral status through the tides of time while helping those in need even Ukraine.

[@danishh8454]

@Rainmaker yes beacuse Russia provide better deal this is national interest 😏😏😏

[@dimaniak]

The spice must flow.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

The Spice prolongs life, makes space travel possible, increases cognitive abilities.

[@KevinP32270]

HAAA

[@TakZ000]

Put gas into your coffee. And where is my blue in blue eyes? Haha!

[@zeusluby1290]

These leaders of all political leanings are and have been so ineffective and shortsighted in such critical areas. Why wouldn’t addressing the reliance on vital resources from a potentially hostile country NOT be each leaders top priority?? This is just one of many similar examples. The level of bafoonery these global representatives consistently exhibit is mind numbing.

[@s.f.2480]

Yeah, cause climate change is more important for the US to solve than increasing oil production.

[@phillB]

Extremely well said.The politicians of today’s world are clearly a bunch of sold out buffoons! They don’t give a damn about people, the only thing that matters to them is the all mighty dollar.

[@telumatramenti7250]

Because those EU leaders as well as their predecessors which played a pivotal part in making Russia "potentially hostile" by themselves being not "potentially" but overtly, presently hostile towards Russia. Even just the accusations of using gas as "political leverage" didn't stand to elementary scrutiny, because even people like Borrel admitted that Russia had always honoured its side of the contract, so in the end, all of the accusations amounted to 'why couldn't Russia pump even more gas through those pipelines, but this wasn't always up to Russia to begin with, because as a WTO member Russia was limited to 50% of total pipeline volume. I tried pretty hard to find anything which could be used to point the finger at Russia, but it somehow proved elusive. Then there were Ukraine gas wars, but it's not as if Russia had to provide extra gas to Ukraine free of charge if it refused to pay what was due. It's not as if Russia "all of a sudden" decided to be hostile to Europe. There were NATO expansion decisions made in bad faith in 2006-2008, and much as today people deny that there was anything promised to Gorbatchev, the recent Spiegel article actually lists a number of times when Russian leaders were verbally assured of non-expansion, and during the Cold War era informal, verbal agreements were usually given far more weight and were abided by. How we ended up in a situation when all verbal agreements are by default - treacherous is another story. But it looks like shooting itself in the foot was Europe's own doing, while the United States was helping it hold the rifle to make sure it wouldn't miss with Ukrainian meddling in 2014. Ah, but who needs enemies when we have such great friends...

[@thundereagle4130]

@@telumatramenti7250 Its not about gas, not even close. This whole war is based about their fascist idea of ''Russian world'' (Ruski Mir). This theory is very prevalent in Russian culture nowadays. Its a theory in which the Russians are the superior Rus, and they are the masters of other Slavic people. Well it goes deeper than that, but its basically why Putin wants to concur Ukraine. Its not about gas, its not about NATO. Its about Putins sick ideals of giving himself a legacy trough conquest, and being the one who unites the rus people if they like it or not. Its subjection, nothing more.

[@kjacobs52]

Most politicians and "leaders" are self serving sociopaths, NOT public servants. Once you realize that fact, and it is a fact, it explains the problems of the world. From Hitler to Putin to Trump, all cut from the same cloth.

[@Androctonus84]

I'm really surprised that there is no discussion in this piece of the Ukrainian gas and oil supplies. As this piece points out, Russia has already largely rerouted much of its gas transport around Ukraine, so that isn't a major reason for this war. But Ukraine's own gas supplies are. New major gas and oil fields were discovered off the Ukrainian Black Sea coast in 2009, which were being developed by Chornomornaftogaz, a Crimea-based subsidiary of the Ukrainian national energy company. Chornomornaftogaz was seized by Russia when they invaded Crimea, and they now have a contract with China to exploit these fields (which is part of the reason why China is taking the approach it is to this war). In 2010, a massive gas field was discovered in Donbas, right in the area that Russia is currently trying to seize, and was set to start production in 2017. If Ukraine had been able to keep and develop all these gas and oil fields, they would have been able to largely replace Russian gas and oil supplies to Europe, cutting out Russia from the European market and giving Europe a more pro-European supplier to deal with. That's why Putin invaded Crimea and Donbas in 2014, and why he's now trying to consolidate his control of these regions. The war has always been about 3 things: #1 is these gas and oil fields. #2 is the Black Sea ports that Russia has lusted after since Peter the Great. And #3 is restoring the flow of fresh water back to Crimea, which Ukraine cut off after Russia annexed the peninsula. Notice how Russian forces made a very rapid advance up the Dnieper river from the South along a very narrow corridor early on. That was to capture and destroy the dam Ukraine built to block the water to Crimea, which they did. Then they began spreading along the southern coast to take the rest of the Azov and Black Sea coasts, which they have almost done. And now, with their redeployment of forces in the East, they are trying to encircle the Ukrainian forces in the region of the Donbas gas fields and capture that region. The only reason they wanted Kyiv was to topple the government and make it much more difficult for Ukrainians to carry out an insurgency against these captured Russian areas once they took them.

[@davidhimmelsbach557]

It's worse. American frackers started to find viable nat gas deposits mere miles from Kyiv starting about eight-years ago. Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Belarus are all atop a titanic tight sand formation that spans Europe. It's deep, it's ancient. Putin has spent LARGE on the Greens so that, by law, fracking is banned across most of Europe. He's also behind funding Greens in the USA... and consequently, Biden's insane energy impulses. Putin is fundamentally, an oil despot -- on top of being a murderous tyrant.

[@rolfw2336]

Very informative piece, thanks. With the strong interdependence between EU and RU for natural gas, you'd think starting a big war would be a terrible idea, no?

[@SuperSeigerman]

That's actually why he did it. With a near-monopoly of the stuff, they thought that the Eu would not get involved. With gas prices rising they believed they had us over a barrel.

[@donaldkasper8346]

Putin thought it was another Crimea or Georgia, some sanctions, no biggie, over fast, EU would puss out.

[@Androctonus84]

Not in this case, because Ukraine threatened Russia's dominance of the EU gas and oil market. Major oil and gas fields were discovered off the Black Sea coast of Ukraine in 2009, and they were being developed by a subsidiary of the Ukrainian national energy company, based in Crimea. This is why Russia seized Crimea in 2014, taking this subsidiary and control of those fields. Additionally, a huge gas field was discovered in Donbas in 2010 and was due to start production in 2017, but development was disrupted by the 2014 invasion. These reserves would have made Ukraine a closer, friendlier competitor for the EU fuel market than Russia, especially if Ukraine joined the EU and/or NATO. So it made perfect sense for Russia to invade, both in 2014 and now, because they would have otherwise likely lost the EU market to Ukraine.

[@SuperSeigerman]

@@Androctonus84 so that might be part of the reason for their invasion. Though I think they mainly solved the competition part in 2014. I think it was more of a side benefit this time around. I think they wanted a stronger geopolitical position this time around. They are paranoid and in part live in fear of a land invasion from Europe. Taking the western part of Ukraine combined with the border of Belarus gives them a manageable border. They thought their successful attack would further splinter the EU, so they could one day retake the Baltics and maybe Poland.

[@Androctonus84]

@@SuperSeigerman yes, because of the 2014 invasion they now control the offshore fields. They have also at least temporarily disrupted Ukrainian development of the Donbas field, but the Russians don't control it. Ukraine still largely does, even if they can't exploit it until and unless they gain more control in the breakaway regions. But one needs only look at where Russia has focused its greatest efforts, even from the beginning, to see that this is their main priority, not total control of Ukraine as a buffer. As for invasion from the West, that's an old Russian fear that goes back to their very beginning, which was itself due to an invasion from the West. But it hasn't been a realistic fear since the end of WWII, except culturally, and I seriously doubt that anyone in any real position of power there believes this, even though it's still a powerful propaganda tool with their population, because NATO has never presented any threat of invasion. Instead, the threat NATO represents is that of containment, which is why Putin recently said that NATO will never "contain" Russia. Russia has, since Peter the Great, wanted to be a major European/world power. But other than during the Soviet era, and then primarily only because it had a massive army *and* nuclear weapons, plus complete political control of all the former Soviet republics and most of Eastern Europe, it really hasn't had much success during its history at being more than a second-tier power. That has become even more the case since the fall of the Soviet Union. And if NATO can successfully contain Russia and its sphere of influence within its original post-Soviet borders, which the joining of countries such as Georgia and Ukraine would do, then it would never have any hope of being anything more. To be more it doesn't need a buffer zone; it needs the resources, and access to transportation hubs like the Black Sea ports (and eventually access to the Baltic ports as well), that it lost when the other former Soviet republics broke away. Donbas, which during the Soviet Era was depicted as the beating heart of the Soviet industrial economy, represents the largest single collection of those lost resources, with the new gas discoveries being the most significant. And it needs to be able to dominate at least some important world markets, like for gas. That's the real threat that Ukraine continues to pose unless Russia can seize control in Donbas and along the Black Sea coast.

[@aaronvallejo8220]

I have not turned on my natural gas heater in 2 weeks. Over the last year I gutted and installed the first layer of 2" foam insulation everywhere throughout the house. Hopefully by next winter I will heat the house with my large solar air heater, renewably powered electricity and natural gas when -40C.

[@D1KHEAD808]

If Russia has the natural resource that means Europe needs Russia not the other way around. It’s not like oil and gas is perishable. In fact Russia can sustain itself with zero imports.

[@chuck9380]

Russia doing the same thing the US doing in the middle East

[@slsslc8207]

And the same thing the US has been doing in ukraine. You don't think western countries have been pumping weapons into ukraine for since 2014 to fight russia for any other reason than energy sources

[@magicmagus1459]

The biggest crisis in middle east was caused by Russia which led to biggest migrant exodus from Syria. Russia has caused more problems in middle east than any other country, it's not even close.

[@magicmagus1459]

Afghanistan was literally caused by Soviet Union interference and Russia still has no regrets over decimating Syria causing the biggest migrant crisis in history. Bumch of fake bots cant change reality, nice try tho

[@ronkirk5099]

The sooner the world transitions to green energy sources, the sooner the world becomes free from the fossil fuel weapon and it becomes a safer place. Too many wars are being fought over this essential resource.

[@jml9550]

And you think green energy from solar, wind and hydro combined is sufficient for the world’s need? Until we get nuclear fission, it is not gonna happen.

[@Rikimkigsck]

Newly discovered natural gas resources in Ukraine was the main reason of invasion.

[@oldmandan3692]

Absolutely Right!!! And if you look where it is in Ukraine it is in the east. Exactly the part of the country that Russia wants to keep.

[@prahaynugrahapurwiyatna6972]

And US could take all of it after destroying both Russia and Ukraine, So Americans indeed

[@KepperKleen]

@@prahaynugrahapurwiyatna6972 USA is licking it's lips thinking about that ukrainian sweet, sweet oil... What a perfect scenario, a war fought between 2 giant gas reserves, that the USA can proxy with one side and dump old equipment... Could it be any more perfect? The USA ain't dumping billions into Ukraine "aid" for nothing.. It's a solid investment.

[@oldmandan3692]

@@prahaynugrahapurwiyatna6972 I doubt that is the endgame. Logistics don't work. But it is one way to get paid back and force Ukraine to write one big iou

[@Rikimkigsck]

@@prahaynugrahapurwiyatna6972 unlike Russia US is a capitalist country they cooperate not invade. Ukraine made an agreement with shell for its reserves after that Russia decided to invade them.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nicely explained.

[@MariaMMCardoso]

Europe is dependent on russan gas and oil and that is a problem only if and when it intends to cut ties with Russia. Europe is also dependent on the US for military defense but nobody says that's a liability. Why?

[@richbydesignpullupj5842]

We are living straight into the history book right now

[@petesmitt]

huh?

[@chrismacdonald102]

All because of one greedy dictator who knows no bounds for his quest for more money and power

[@RXI63]

Sounds like US propaganda to me

[@TakZ000]

And I suppose Russian propaganda is beacon of truth.

[@jacobgoldenofficial4321]

Funny Germany used to claim 🤣 They were all green using solar panels

[@toggleton6365]

Who did claim that? we switch to it but we have a lot coal and gas still in use. We get over 40% of our power from renewables. And the plans is to accelerate that a lot, The problem is right now with gas is that we heat with oil and gas. Heating with electricity is not that common yet. and the Industry is using a lot gas.

[@Iquey]

@@toggleton6365 I have an old home from the 70's in the United States. We have an electric stovetop, that is considered "janky" compared to the bougie new mini mansions being built with gas stoves. I certainly hope after this, people consider gas for cooking / heating a backup, not a primary.

[@charlesmaeger6162]

Thank you for cutting through the smoke and fog.

[@yuriydee]

Look at what the Saudis and other Arab nations have achieved from oil and yet Russia to this day remains a poor broke country (outside of big cities like Moscow). Russia has all this gas and oil yet their soldiers are stealing washing machines and microwaves from Ukrainian homes.....

[@mau345]

Trust me, if uae did not side with the usa, itll be the same wreck

[@rogerjohnson2562]

Achievements? Saudi schools/universities are free because of oil, but they are a joke, and no source of advancement or innovation. I've lived there, and known teachers who quit from frustration. When Saudi can no longer depend on oil, it will be in big trouble. Despite the corruption and brain drain in Russia, they innovate far beyond Saudi.

[@danishh8454]

Wake up from reality 😂😂😂

[@chrismacdonald102]

That’s because all of Russian money is in the hands of a few insanely greedy and corrupt people

[@kentershackle1329]

Ahh.. do pls pull out yr head and breathe sometimes frm yr A$$ ..🤣

[@ivailoruikov5558]

Thanks.

[@JFHeroux]

Well, if there hadn't been such a panic over nuclear, mainly driven by anti-nuclear activists, then Europe wouldn't be so reliant on fossil fuels. While fossil fuels burning is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, nuclear power has made a few thousand victims in the last 50 years. So if the governments in Europe had not given to people who know nothing about science and energy production, we would not be at the point we are now. Russia would not have profited from trillions of dollars of profits from its fossil fuel sector and would have never been able to attack people at any whim of its bloodthirsty dictator. How many victims will Europe have been indirectly responsible for since it's been the main source of income to Russia? How many just in Ukraine because that money financed Russia's aggression? Who thinks Vladolf Putler would even be in power right now if it had not been for all that money from Europe? Europeans didn't want to look at the big picture because they felt it was easier to appease a few anti-nuclear idiots than to have a decent policy on countering climate change in the long term. Now, it finds itself reliant on the fossil fuels imports from a country of barbarians... while the climate has been affected for good and that irreversible damage has cost humanity more than just an incalculable sum of money, but also its future. Tell me again who appeasing those stupid activists served the world well? What realistic solutions did those cracked-pots offered in exchange from moving away from nuclear? None, because they don't know anything. They just like to think their important because they hold marches the media likes to report on... Humanity is so stupid. Shame on all of us.

[@epilobia1]

Well I'm someone who does know and the spiralling costs of nuclear since Fukushima is what has closed down nuclear , which , it has to be said , has been unable to meet it's commitments to safety at an acceptable price . This war is being run by an amalgam of US , UK and Ukraine - three nuclear exporters - who will gain from the sanctions against and increased cost of natural gas .

[@fgsaramago]

Yet, some of the countries that have nuclear the least are also the onesthat import the least or even nothingfrom Russia. Funny how that works

[@orionbukantis6470]

Is it too much to hope that the irrational panic about nuclear power is a boomer thing that goes away in the coming years?

[@Iquey]

@@orionbukantis6470 only if Thorium reactors are allowed and we figure out the most sustainable way to store nuclear waste.

[@JFHeroux]

@@orionbukantis6470 It might be, yes. People are really bad at looking at the big picture. They see nuclear accidents on TV and think that must be the worst thing ever. They cannot comprehend what the real, compounding effects of fossil fuels burning has on the planet's ecosystems. For most, if they don't see many people dying at the same time and place on TV, then it must be much safer. When you take time to look at the numbers though, you realize there's no real comparison between nuclear and fossil fuels. But no, I don't think people will be swayed less by sensational things in the media and stupid anti-nuclear activists. Humans won't suddenly start being much better informed and better equipped to analyse data. The average person actually likes being told what to think. That is why the Nazis had such success in Germany, and that is why his biggest fan Vladolf Putler can control what Russians think so masterfully.

[@TheGarudaINA]

Something is strange in the video, in the 1:31 the article was written on Sep 24, 2022 while this video was released on April 7, 2022. WTF?

[@Jakob_DK]

When you say 40 % of natural gas in EU is from Russia, it really is until 2020, where Russia started to reduced the flow. What has the supplies been here in 2022?

[@alangarland8571]

I have a sense of deja vu about all this.

[@benganchan1420]

Free market economics means willing buyer, willing seller.

[@premjitchowdhury262]

Yet India is getting problems due to crude oil purchases.

[@magicmagus1459]

There is a difference btwn EU making mistake of being dependent on Russia for years and india taking advantage of crisis for cheap energy source...pf course, nuance is ignored as narrative cant be pushed otherwise...

[@axcel_riki]

just see what EU can do in Winter....

[@katarzynamarszal5752]

The Netherlands pays Russia over 34 million euros a day for gas, reports the research agency Kalavasta. This is around 2 euros a day per inhabitant. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Netherlands has paid Russian gas companies at least 1.5 billion euros. MASSACRE

[@Adem92121]

zelensky still collecting payment 4 those gas that flow 2 those pipelines. see no valid reasons why you must receive transit fee and we dont use the gas we pay for. double standards if you ask me. That Zelensky started this war years ago when he started to challenge Russia with his newest best Friend USA. Its all about money and threats, now you face the results of that.

[@kentershackle1329]

How much did Netherlands Power utilies made monies?. How is it massacre, when it help Netherland people not dying freezing, business opens with AFFORDABLE price..

[@Mr.Bardel4363]

Energy is more important that it was 10 years ago , and it will be more important in the future that is today . the battle for the last oil and gas has begin .

[@Bryan-ed6ee]

Exactly. The more humans advance, the more energy we will need. Energy=growth.

[@Daniel-gs9eh]

could Britain and Norway increase north sea production?

[@JJVernig]

The dutch can, but are confronted with earthquakes in the fields in Groningen. We wnt from 13 trillion m3 to 3 in 6 years to combat it. If the gas is worth enough we can reinforce the buildings in that region.

[@12345anton6789]

Norway is already producing natural gas at max, they cut down oil production on the wells to get more natural gas out. They are supply around 20% of Europe’s natural gas and can’t put out much more, due to restrictions on pipeline capacity and the wells

[@KingOfNaraka]

If Russia decided to shutoff pipelines through Ukraine now in order to force EU/Germany to open Norde Stream 2, how would EU respond?

[@fgsaramago]

Lol, nordstream 2 would need to be built first. Its easier to build the missing pipelines connecting Spain to France, which then is already connected to central and eastern Europe

[@NPAMike]

Hungary has already broke rank with the EU and say they will pay in Rubles for Russian Gas. So i expect the EU countries to fold because then prices would skyrocket and citizens will be unhappy.

[@KingOfNaraka]

@@fgsaramago what the hell you're talking about. Nord Stream 2 was completed in September of 2021. It's only waiting on German government certification approval to go into operation.

[@fgsaramago]

@@KingOfNaraka having completed the construction of the pipes is not the most expensive part of it

[@ibdaramy7261]

@Filipe Saramago - what again are you talking about? It cost $11 Billion to build. Please get your facts straight.

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

7:23 Denmark is not "Dutch"!

[@sidd6734]

the guy says it's not a small conflict in the backwaters of the ocean, it seems the sooner they realize the better it is a small conflict in the backwaters that's why the oil keep flowing and only lip service is provided.

[@---fq2kd]

Most importantly, Bismarck believed that in no case, and under no circumstances should one quarrel, much less fight with Russia. It is a pity that the German rulers did not heed this opinion twice in the 20th century ... Thanks to trips around the country, meetings and communication with various people, after hunting for bears, after severe frostbite of his legs, which almost led to amputation, Bismarck almost unraveled the mysterious Russian soul. In any case, he understood the essence of the Russian way of life and the peculiarities of our thinking. And outlook too. This knowledge helped him a lot in the future when choosing the right political line in relation to Russia. The man who went down in world history under the beautiful nickname of the Iron Chancellor - Otto von Bismarck - lived in St. Petersburg for three years in the middle of the 19th century. He was the Prussian ambassador to the Russian Empire. During his stay in our country, Bismarck learned Russian and spoke it very well.

[@albertplumer]

Kalinigrad strip on Baltic sea was Otto s remnant , Russia as soviets both kept it.Why?

[@rogerjohnson2562]

So Bismark is an epitome for understanding and successful strategy? The west shouldn't invade Russia, just as Russia shouldn't invade Ukraine, but the world has no other option than to 'quarrel' with Russia.

[@---fq2kd]

@@albertplumer Germany was divided into parts for fear of aggression - Prussia withdrew to Russia - the south withdrew to Poland - the east of Czechoslovakia it was the same with Poland 300 years ago - it was divided between Russia and Hungary

[@JBoogie1977]

How is Europe paying Russia $285 million A DAY? that sounds insane.

[@oscarm.1417]

It's actually a billion a day when you add oil.

[@kuravasic]

Whats's the point of being rich if you can't punish a villain by buying more expensive stuff from someone else?

[@arashasadi3627]

Interesting topic😏

[@ej3358]

An alternative clean energy would be the only solution!

[@Anonymous-tj8xm]

No it wouldn’t be. Clean energy is notoriously inconsistent. A cloudy day is enough to tank supply of electricity. It’s not something further development can fix. Nuclear is the only real alternative. It’s currently relatively polluting, however if fission energy is achieved, it would be stupid to not build more reactors

[@mikemorgan8588]

Home heating demand during winter will be erased with warm weather, erasing Russian leverage.

[@BentQuarter]

It will be more extreme weather not always warmer

[@marcelovolcato8892]

It's a gas thirsty world.

[@jerekuusrainen6475]

One tiny pipeline to China? Isn't it bigger than Nord Stream 1? Wikipedia: Length 3,968 km (2,466 mi) Maximum discharge 61 billion cubic metres per annum (2.2×1012 cu ft/a) Diameter 1,420 mm (56 in) No. of compressor stations 2 (operational) 9 (total) And now Russia is building another pipeline to Russia, Power of Siberia 2

[@KevinP32270]

war......war never changes.

[@brianlee2646]

Trump warned Germany and other European countries to not become reliant on Russian fossil fuels and was laughed at.

[@rncmv]

they have been reliant on Russian fossil fuels for decades

[@fgsaramago]

If he was laughed it was not for that. The EU president was warning about it since 2008

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Trump? He repeated what the US has been saying for 40 years, and mostly out of self interest because then he could sell more American gas to Europe. But where is that gas when you need it? It is impossible to import that amount of gas over sea, you would need over 1500 large ships every day! to replace those pipelines.

[@justinwallace390]

Trump also called Putin "Smart" and "Saavy" 🤪

[@brianlee2646]

@@justinwallace390 He out maneuvered Obama and Biden so I’d have to agree

[@francisdavid8477]

With Ukraine 💙💛 From Kerala(India) 🇺🇦

[@danishh8454]

But all indian stand with Russia

[@danishh8454]

Ukraine always against India in un

[@francisdavid8477]

@@danishh8454 Who said to you?

[@danishh8454]

@@francisdavid8477 read history Ukrain always oposse india in un every single time Russia use 6 time veto for India

[@francisdavid8477]

@@danishh8454 I know the history of world. who supported china in indo-china war in1962.? its russia. I'm a communist from kerala & I must support communist russia. but I'm a human first. and my sympathy goes with ukrain people 🇺🇦

[@dextercube1822]

How come we can't import gas from Norway, Britain, North Africa and Middle East?

[@abhishekdev258]

Who? Europeans? Because Russian gas is 10 times cheaper than what comes from other places

[@carlabroderick5508]

This is a situation as bad as that of Japan which went to war when when US cut off the oil.

[@kudakwashemwalukanga1975]

where else can they enough gas?

[@junafinity]

The spice must flow…

[@KepperKleen]

The dice must roll...

[@billgreen576]

This report is a bit biased. The timeline and truth about the pipelines is off a bit. The US has had Ukraine in its back pocket for some years which is a strategic problem for Russia. By controlling the gas passing through Ukraine it also threatens Europe but the relevant EU politicos have been bought off so they don't care. The Russians got sick of this so they built Nordstream 2 which the US have tried every means at their disposal to block. This would have meant ample cheap energy for Europe. This was not good for the US so they got the Germans to refuse to give NS2 a licence to operate. This was the final straw for the Russians, of many straws. There is bit more to it than that but that is the gist. And whilst the Americans might know how to play checkers the Russians are experts at chess.

[@sigma_six]

Watch for that one tiny pipeline to China to start growing in the very near future...

[@rogerjohnson2562]

Then watch sanctions include China...

[@jetv1471]

😂

[@lovedc4ever678]

If you REALLY want to know what the Russian invasion of Ukraine is about, you should check out the drought in Crimea. People talk about Russia's natural gas that they used to have to pay Ukraine for but that is not REALLY what this conflict is about. It's not about Nord Stream2. Although, Germany is really between a rock and a hard place over that.

[@andreycham4797]

Yep. I thought CNBC is all about money not any more fake news and propaganda prevailed them too

[@PrachiVakharia]

1:31 - September 24, 2022 --- ???? 😳😳😳 How can know the future and the dates so well??? 😳😳😳 - April 7, 2022!!!

[@jimakcelik6486]

Muniteman III ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ZeroSpawn]

No one is touching the pipe lines because they are worth more than human lives.

[@DrBeauHightower]

I'd be a shame if some people"disrupted" all the Russian pipelines

[@davidbaker1454]

Why doesn't the EU agree a sustntial ban and then apportion each country with a proportion of the total.

[@aloycesilemu7574]

What the hell were they thinking of to be that much dependant on russia even after what happened to crimea

[@realdavebob]

We thought Russia was a good nation to partner with many many decades ago. Things changed a lot in 2000s

[@ozzydublin8098]

1:34 By Sam Meredith, Sept 24, 2022

[@jammiedodger7040]

We don’t need to be zero emissions and we actually meet carbon dioxide for certain productions

[@agarwalamit081]

'International community' = US + Canada + UK + EU + Australia + NZ + Japan + Korea. These are primarily imperialist countries with white populations. They are not the only democracies. India+Mexico+South Africa+Brazil+Indonesia+Malaysia+Thailand+Pakistan+Nigeria+Egypt and more: all are democracies. This isn't about democracies.. This is a RACIAL war and the west cannot come to terms with another race (Chinese, Indians, Asians, Africans etc) become powerful since the white westerners believe in their white privilege. Most countries gained independence not because racism had ended but only because after the WWII the west could not afford to maintain their colonies. The ideology remains the same in the guise of NATO. One only needs to look at the past of NATO with all these men such as Hans Speidel, Adolf Heusinger, Friedrich Guggenberger, Hennig Strumpell, Franz Josef Strauss. NATO is no longer a defensive alliance but an offensive millitary alliance and its scope is not just limited to NATO member countries but has interfered in countries such as Serbia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Libya, Bosnia and Herzegovina to name a few. Instead of being disbanded after the collapse of USSR and being integrated into UN peacekeeping, it now has ulterior racist motives. If the biolabs story is to be true, then the west might already have created pathogens to wipe out an entire race (blacks, browns, Asians) and a solution to Ukraine will just buy some time before the west makes their next misadventure to create a Christian white empire in the northern hemisphere and dominate the world and reinforce imperialism and then go after China. Non-whites in EU/NATO countries are minorities and the most downtrodden communities and they can easily be wiped out. If a genocide could take place in the last century then it is more than possible in the near future.

[@straus1777]

the article at 1:33 is from the future

[@HowlingFishProducts]

Anyone else noticed that CNBC Quoted Sam Meredith on Sept 2022... Are they from the future?

[@wamnicho]

But how is Russia making money from gas if it's banks are frozen. I don't understand this

[@Thegoatt84]

Their banks are not frozen, it's their assets in West Europe that are frozen. For gas to flow westbound, west Europe has to pay Russia in rubles via Russian banks and that part of the economy is still intact.

[@wamnicho]

@@Thegoatt84 but I thought the EU said they wouldn't pay in rubles

[@DacianRider]

Europe needs to ditch Russian blackmailer gas A.S.A.P.

[@jetv1471]

Amen

[@cherbinsfleurisme9653]

Don’t allow Russia to get near these type of minerals

[@applemontea]

01:52 US or UEA?

[@riadulislam1816]

0:50 you are wrong sir 🤣

[@maxheadrom3088]

wow .... even CNBC! Getting comments from the Hoover Institute?

[@alancadorette3447]

wonder why the pipelines aren't targeted

[@Steve-rh9dk]

Alienates the support base; would have to look accidental, or Ukraine ends up hurting those it wants help from. Russians likely avoid proximity, so said accident is unlikely - Russia wouldn't sabotage its cash cow that way. Beyond this, there are pipelines outside Ukraine, so it would be a partial impact that could be redirected northward to other pipes. As such, it wouldn't really accomplish anything truly significant to blow them; potentially the opposite.

[@doge0069]

its a war not a conflict

[@CharDhue]

Soo are telling me that Europe still do business with Russia while condemning other countries who buy goods from Russia?

[@albertplumer]

Of course the elite decisions in whole allow the massive investment, there own ultra wealthy included, please don't remain naive.

[@redordead4491]

Germany are still buying Russian Oil and Gas!! WTF

[@Rogueixpresents]

It's so weird how solar energy is not being utilized it so soooooo weird

[@rogerjohnson2562]

All energy is solar energy. Nuclear energy is solar energy but from a previous star.

[@flolou8496]

Europe isn't the middle east for sun exposure, solar technology is not sophisticated enough to maximize sunlight in regions of the world that have fall and winter seasons,

[@thku4grace]

Sorry, Europe is NOT a country.

[@ThugLife___]

1:34 Quote is from a future date?!?

[@signalisthebest4075]

Why Is US playing dirty game during Ukraine war ?

[@rncmv]

they do, what they know best

[@KepperKleen]

It's the American way, of course of course a horse a horse...

[@georgiasbush7158]

God Bless Vladimir Putin and Russia

[@ThePhilosoft]

00:45 oh no. it's clear now, that russian army is faaaaaaaaaaaar from being modern and efficient

[@inigobantok1579]

Niall Ferguson always like to hype a nation with capabilities except maybe the United States

[@jetv1471]

I mean seriously talk about skimming ! All the oligarchs must have gold toilets !

[@ThePhilosoft]

@@jetv1471 a lot of them do. For real.

[@maniac50ae14]

A child is going to benefit more from a father doing 1on1 coaching far more than a camp

[@kalebnbrown]

So this whole thing is over money? Gazprom believed Ukraine owes them money for siphoned off gas, Ukraine believes Russia isn’t paying what they believe they are due for transit fees. Fighting over money, imagine that!

[@GuvOwens]

I'm in the oilfield we have thousands of oil wells right here in us when they drill a well 3 things come up water oil and gas .i goes in a seperator that separates it .water and gas goes into tanks and the gas sometimes will be used to run certain things on on the well site but most gas I oil wells goes straight to a flare that burns it off on every single well in the United States that's right its burned off in the atmosphere

[@easeclaud2642]

Right now even if you quit, you are replaceable just like any other clients. Notice that, so many nations, especially the developing world are raising demand, they need energy to develop as well

[@iloveamericagodbless6512]

Seems like America became jealous of Russia bagging the Nordstream 2 bid . This type of nonsense is expected from the US.