>>514139171
>Had the Russian Nord Stream pipelines remained operating, this is how much money Russia would have earned to wage the war with them: about $16 billion per year (the number is very approximate).
>>514139308

With its own money, Europe strengthened Russia's defense capacity, turning it into a bloodthirsty aggressor against Ukraine and a dangerous threat to the world.

The explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines weakened Putin's war machine. As a result, the Russian budget lost billions of dollars in war funding, and the Kremlin lost a key tool for blackmailing and pressuring Europe.

As time has shown, no one froze without Russian gas. Working with reliable and, most importantly, peaceful partners turned out to be far more profitable than being dependent on a deranged dictator armed with an oil and gas lifeline.
>part 3