To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1357284 ) 5/3/2022 1:55:48 PM From: Wharf Rat Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573827 "Wharfie, Cold War 2.0 didn't happen under Trump's watch." It didn't start on his watch. == "why did Europe become heavily dependent on Russian oil" It takes energy to run countries, and they don't produce enuf domestically. Germany prolly should have kept their nukes until they had built replacements. But, I digress. Back to the drug called oil.... Waltzing in the dark. Will Russia shut off gas supplies to Europe? by Christopher Stakhovsky , originally published by Resilience | Mar 2, 2014With the successful Ukrainian uprising underway, Europe must start thinking about coping strategies if the conflict were to escalate. What would happen if Russia decides to up the ante and retaliate with higher gas prices or even a cutoff of supplies, in an effort to strong-arm the new administration in Kiev? What is the status of Europe’s energy security strategy? Message 29422966 == Exxon Mobil puts Ukraine gas prospect on hold File/Agence France-Presse Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the signing of an agreement between state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft and Exxon Mobil at a port on the Black Sea in 2012. By JIM LANDERS JIM LANDERS The Dallas Morning News Staff Writer jlanders@dallasnews.com Published: 05 March 2014 09:18 PM Exxon Mobil Corp. has put its Ukraine offshore natural gas prospect on hold because of the political situation there, company officials told analysts Wednesday. But Exxon is pressing ahead with large-scale investments in Russia, as well as a Black Sea oil project just east of Crimea, they said.Message 29425780