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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Russia needs Germany to suffer, so the populace changes their mind about high energy prices vs supporting Ukraine, but without Russia to blame. A rupture can be fixed and gas flows resumed (and it's important it takes a while). Russia can't just turn it off, because the German citizens could just rely on the fact that he's not a reliable partner. Blow up the line and Germany gets forced to see what happens over the next month when gas prices get completely unaffordable (as if they weren't already). It's a "see what would happen if we turned it off?" strategy
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It still doesn't add up to me. Russia gas can and will still get to Germany. It will just have to continue through the middle man (Poland or Ukraine). Removing the pipeline in the sea just makes Germany more susceptible to Polish and Ukrainian pressure and less malleable to Russia. I really don't think Russia wants to stop sending gas directly to Germany. They like having the revenue and influence that comes with it.