Who’s to blame?
Dear Editor,
Doesn’t blasting its own Nord Stream gas pipeline — thus hindering the flow and sale of its own fuel to Western Europe, ergo cutting the cash flow it now needs more than ever for its military conquest in Ukraine — amount to Russia shooting itself in the foot?
Really, how does it benefit? And, if Russia’s intention was to disrupt its fuel flow to Europe, why not save itself all that trouble and great cost by just shutting off the flow via the valve controls in its own territory?
The US, on the other hand, does have motive, and its navy was in the area in June performing military exercises. Not to mention, President Joe Biden did state publicly, earlier this year, that the US could, and would, if Russia continued misbehaving, disrupt Russian fuel flow to Europe and, therefore, much-needed funding for Russia’s war machine.
Frank Sterle Jr
British Colombia, Canada
fgsjr2010@hotmail.com
