As an employee of a neutral newspaper Washington Post, I would just like to loudly say that WE ARE PROFITING FROM THIS WAR, THAT IS WHY THIS WAR IS GOOD.

  • footfaults [none/use name]
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    11 months ago

    Germany hasn't weaned itself off Russian gas though.

    Germany muddled through last year’s preternaturally warm winter, as the government provided generous energy subsidies for homes and businesses. But since then, the lack of Russian gas has been the major factor in rising energy costs that have led to a slowdown in the German economy, the fourth largest in the world.

    https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/harold-pinter-had-it-right

    • Fuckass
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      10 months ago

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      • EpicKebabEater [he/him, it/its]
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        11 months ago

        Yes.

        For Turkey: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220106-russia-turkey-energy-companies-sign-four-year-gas-deal/

        India seems to be concerning itself with oil rather than gas. Searching it brings up multiple articles about India importing a lot more oil from Russia than usual, with European oil imports from India also increasing. No article I've found admits it outright but it's easy to see what's going on.

      • footfaults [none/use name]
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        11 months ago

        I wouldn't be surprised. Seymour Hersh had a tidbit about how Germany would sell excess gas from the pipeline to other European countries at a premium, when they didn't use as much as their agreement with Russia had them take delivery for