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[CoccoBill]

Who do you think will be stepping in to sell shale gas to Europe? Within a year we'll be hearing news of a planned pipeline across the Atlantic.

You don't think that if that was a proposition EU were interested in, it would have happened even without bombing the Nord Stream? Like I said, EU is already scrambling to get oil and gas from anyone other than Russia asap. Wouldn't it had made more sense to bomb it when it was actually in use and EU was still interested in using it?

Also, it benefits USA because it benefits Ukraine, an ally, at the cost of Russia, an enemy. USA have vested interests in the energy sector in Ukraine. If gas starts flowing through Ukraine pipes again, that's really good for Ukraine, and its investors.

Benefits Ukraine how exactly? Do you mean that Ukraine's aching to start selling gas to EU, but they aren't buying because of Nord Stream?

I'm surprised I need to explain this last part.

I think you have to explain a lot more.

Temporarily. The Russians were using the pipe as leverage. By blowing up their own pipe, they are blowing up their own leverage. It makes no sense.

Nord Streams are ~50/50 owned by Russian and German companies. There is no leverage if no one is buying Russian gas.