The pipeline played a role, but also the whole economic war with the sanctions, businesses decoupling ,etc. All of that did massive economic damage to Europe. On top of it all, US opportunistically started poaching companies as well. So yeah, it is capitalism, but the war created a perfect excuse to ramp up austerity and do wild stuff people would've never allowed otherwise.
The pipeline played a role, but also the whole economic war with the sanctions, businesses decoupling ,etc. All of that did massive economic damage to Europe. On top of it all, US opportunistically started poaching companies as well. So yeah, it is capitalism, but the war created a perfect excuse to ramp up austerity and do wild stuff people would've never allowed otherwise.
Mm, yes that's true. I guess I just felt that it would all happen in time anyway regardless.
For sure, the direct of travel hasn't changed, the war just acted as a catalysts to speed things up.