Bloomberg- Russia Signals Europe Won’t Get Extra Gas Without Nord Stream 2
After years of tensions with Europe, Russian authorities are unlikely to agree to up gas supplies without ironclad assurances that the new pipeline will be allowed to operate, the people close to the situation said.

Too bad Alberta can’t deal with the East like that.
Too bad Alberta wasn’t part of a real country, with real patriotic people, not left wing nuts and welfare immigrants.
In a just world Russia would be the richest country in Europe—not to say the civilized world—and the Germans would not be starving or freezing in the dark. There would be no Germans.
I exaggerate. A few old German women might still remain on a German Autonomous Oblast somewhere near the Chinese border, happy to tell tales of Hitler’s glory to anybody willing to pay a few kopecks to listen.
The last time russia was a part of civilized world was in 1612,
The Russian trollbots are getting less subtle.
Wasn’t that pipeline construction completely shut down until F. Joe Biden dropped the sanctions on the companies building it?
Now Putin has a new bargaining chip. It is like F. Joe Biden handed him a couple Aces!
He didn’t just give him those aces, he showed Putin his hand.
Funny how Europe’s concerns about Putin and his repatriating Crimea, have completely vanished.
Planned shortages AND emotionally retarded long term planning.
All Russia had to do was wait.
Art Follows Life dept.
From Russia With Love – theme song (and dance =)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lRuXckWC_8
Year after year, Russia has been increasing the supply to Europe.
This place is getting like the “Russia! Russia! Russia!” screeching of the Dims during Trump’s presidency.