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Originally Posted by activeStick
I was thinking through motivations. What if this has nothing at all to do with Russia? Well, maybe some of it has to do with Russia, but more to do with China and America's desire to hang on to top spot and prevent China from overtaking them? If the US can create a situation where Europe needs to shift their energy reliance more on the Americans and away from the Chinese (and Russia), while lessening European ties with China, it could be the best way for the US to try to knock China down. I haven't thought this through deeply at all so I'll probably be corrected quickly....
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I assume the pipeline is repairable. Its not like the thing got hit by a nuclear bomb.