I remember, not so fondly, German diplomats laughing at Donald Trump when he warned them that depending on Russian fossil fuels was a dangerous mistake that made them vulnerable.
A German delegation laugh at Donald Trump warning them not to become dependant on Russian gas.
The Germans are not laughing now. pic.twitter.com/AaorXuK6c5
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) September 28, 2022
Trump, you may recall, tried mightily to stop the NordStream 2 pipeline because it gave Russia too much control over German and by extension European energy sources.
Trump was right, of course. Germany is deindustrializing right now because energy prices have skyrocketed, and it still depends on Russian gas despite being in a proxy war with Russia. In fact, German and the Europeans as a whole are giving more revenue to Russia paying for oil and gas than they have provided…
