WTF is this being downvoted? It's exactly what happened. Germany had been pressured to stop Nord Stream 2 by the US for years. Then, because of the Ukraine war, they were forced to abandon Nord Stream 2 altogether and were pressured to close Nord Stream 1 (which was already operating at the time)...
They were hesitant to do it and then the 'accident' with the burst NS1 pipeline happened.
Why is it a stretch to assume that France was also pressured to abandon Russian energy imports in the same way as Germany was? Why would France care if they paid for oil and gas with USD or RUB? Neither is their currency... All these horrible deals which EU accepted have the US' fingerprints all over them.
Why would Russia cut off sales of its own petrol to Europe in a time when it needs money to fund its war in Ukraine?
That narrative makes no sense at all. It's obvious what happened.
Then factor in Joe Biden's past ties to Ukraine... It's shady AF.
Why is it a stretch to assume that France was also pressured to abandon Russian energy imports in the same way as Germany was? Why would France care if they paid for oil and gas with USD or RUB? Neither is their currency... All these horrible deals which EU accepted have the US' fingerprints all over them.
Why would Russia cut off sales of its own petrol to Europe in a time when it needs money to fund its war in Ukraine? That narrative makes no sense at all. It's obvious what happened.
Then factor in Joe Biden's past ties to Ukraine... It's shady AF.