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hoolstoptheheels

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Sounds about as plausible as any other theories I’ve heard.


But I don’t think you can dismiss out of hand Putin’s perceptions of what he thought he may have had to gain at that moment. He may have thought he was just increasing the pain to Western Europe, with nothing much left to lose to Russia, since the shift away from Russian gas was well underway, and discounted the possibilities of a quick switch to alternate sources and a warm winter. A blazing hot summer might yet bring more pain to Europe.

One thing we’ve seen clearly about Putin - his cost-benefit, risk-reward calculations don’t always appear very sensible.

(In response to this post by nyhoo)

Posted: 05/16/2023 at 1:57PM



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