https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-europe-draw-up-gas-supply-plan-in-case-of-russi...


Suppliers in US, Middle East, North Africa, Asia may deliver







Washington and allies worry potential economic and political sanctions over military buildup could lead to Moscow stopping deliveries to continent at height of winter
By Ellen Knickmeyer, AAMER MADHANI and Matthew Daly      Today, 8:35 am



WASHINGTON (AP) — US and European officials are coordinating with natural gas suppliers around the globe to cushion the impact if Russia were to cut off energy supplies in the conflict over Ukraine, Biden administration officials say.

The US and European allies have promised punishing economic and political sanctions if Russia moves its military into Ukraine, but worry about repercussions for Europeans from any such sanctions, including Russia potentially cutting off delivery of its natural gas to Europe at the height of winter.

Putin has deployed roughly 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border for weeks, sparking a diplomatic crisis for Europe and the United States. He denies any intention of invading.

Any US and European measures against Russia in the event of an invasion “also have consequences for others, including us,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in remarks as part of a lecture series Monday night.

“There’s a cost imposed on everyone,” Blinken said. “But we have done a tremendous amount of work to mitigate any effects of sanctions on those…imposing them, as well as any retaliatory action that Russia might take.”

Gordon wrote on Jan 26^th, 2022 at 8:29pm:



Putin is Hitler - he's not scared of anyone.

The tensions are rising:

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/29/europe/russia-ukraine-global-implications-cmd...



By Rob Picheta, CNN

Updated 0501 GMT (1301 HKT) January 29, 2022



London (CNN)The prospect of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine has heightened alarm in the region, threatening to plunge the country's 44 million inhabitants further into the grips of conflict.
But a move by the Kremlin would also ripple far beyond the two nations' shared border.
Experts fear it could usher in a new era of uncertainty in eastern Europe, disrupt supply chains and the global economy, and force a shift in geopolitical influence that damages the credibility of the West.

These fears could yet be averted. The Ukrainian government is downplaying the immediate risks of a full-scale invasion, even as officials on all sides scramble to find a diplomatic solution of a standoff that the Biden administration warns is precariously close to war.

If an incursion does occur, it is unclear what form it would take -- and predicting the intentions of Russian President Vladimir Putin is a notoriously unwise exercise. "Any contemporary warfare would be horrifying, but there are gradations to the horror," said Nigel Gould-Davies, a former British ambassador to Belarus who is now senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank......

Jasin wrote on Jan 29^th, 2022 at 10:00pm:



No - Putin wants to invade all of Europe -
he knows Europe is weak:
Germany is full of pacifists and homosexuals,
the French will run like rabbits,
the POMs are too busy having beery parties in their parliament.

Jasin wrote on Jan 29^th, 2022 at 10:25pm:



Putin says Europe first -
then he'll deal with China.
Russia wants the whole world just like Hitler.

Jasin wrote on Jan 29^th, 2022 at 10:52pm:



But if Russia starts winning the war in Europe then
people will think again -
just as they did when Hitler reached the heights of his powers
after beating France in less than 1 month.

I spoke to many people who lived in WW2.
They all said they were so worried that Hitler would win.
He seemed invincible in the first 2 years.

Exactly. The maths doesn't work.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 29^th, 2022 at 11:39pm:

So you say Bobby.
But it won't happen.