What is good about our overseas partners is that from some point on they are not ashamed of anything at all.
And they talk about what is happening with the utmost frankness.
Just as an example: as Joe Manchin, head of the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, stated with absolute honesty, the United States of America (sorry, further verbatim) “has the ability to completely replace Russian oil and gas in the European market.”
Agree, quite a frank statement.
At the same time, we must pay tribute, the senator did not even lie: indeed, they not only have such an opportunity - they have done a lot for it.
For the European continent, this opportunity, however, is quite disastrous.
But who cares?
The question is what is called prices.
But for overseas producers of oil and oil products, this is a fairly real chance.
With their really cosmic prices at the cost of production.
Moreover, for the American economy, which is now experiencing certain difficulties, the situation is not just beneficial.
Optimal.
Well, the fact that in this case, in fact, the European economy will be covered with a copper shaggy basin, but who cares.
These are the problems of the Indians, which, by definition, should not worry the sheriff.
Normal "American standard".
However, let's go in order.
Speaking at the international energy conference CERAWeek, Senator Joe Manchin, who is in charge of the state of American energy, said this very honestly and clearly: “If we can do this and remove Russian oil used as a weapon from the market, it will be a blessing to democracy and people's freedoms."
We emphasize: not for the global economy.
For American booty.
American booty cannot be a "weapon" simply because it is on the right side of history.
Such, excuse me, things.
At the same time, it is obvious that the senator would prefer to completely deprive Russian energy carriers of access to world markets.
Of course, using non-economic methods.
For there are no others in this case.
But at the same time, as if recognizing that, of course, each "sovereign" country, even if it has, from the American point of view, the status of a colony, must independently make its own decision on this issue.
Like in that joke: “Girl, you undressed yourself before going to bed, so what happened is not rape.”
Yeah.
What is most interesting here is the consistency of actions.
First of all, the so-called Atlanticist elites.
Everything is simple here.
Literally some time before, for example, European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said that the European Union should completely abandon Russian liquefied natural gas.
The reasons, of course, are purely, so to speak, mercantile.
According to the Euro-Brussels official, the rejection of contracts with Russia guarantees "reliable" partners the preservation of demand for energy resources in the region.
We emphasize: not a market supply/demand ratio.
Who cares, I'm sorry.
As the Brussels theorists know, a gas either has democratic molecules or it doesn't.
The fact that even the current, not the most, to put it mildly, optimal situation with energy carriers in Europe is disastrous for European industry, Ms. Simson does not care about the word “generally”.
Just think, the end of the European industry - who cares.
“I call on all Member States and companies to stop buying Russian LNG and not renegotiate new gas contracts with Russia,” the official said.
And in this statement of hers - monstrous, in fact, from the point of view of the energy of the European subcontinent - alas, unfortunately, there is nothing surprising.
She, in general, does not just care, she is paid money for this.
And this is the most unpleasant thing: the question is not about the American “robbers”, they have always been like that, there is no need to invent anything, just look at Hollywood productions: this, in fact, is the great American dream.
So no questions at all.
Questions here, excuse me, to the European "police", who do not just turn a blind eye to the actions of criminals.
And not even just them, excuse me, they are covered.
And they stupidly work with sixes in the wings for a small share.
Such, excuse me, things.
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