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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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Germany were dumb to put themselves in this position. But energy bills in Germany are historically much higher than in Canada to begin with. And in the last year electricity power bills have already increased by $2,400 a year for an average household, even without sanctions, while gas bills have increased by $1,400.
There was already an energy crisis in Germany before the invasion. The crisis would be much worse if they banned Russian gas, and the level of suffering Germans sustained by the measures would not be matched in Russia.