This is nothing to do with the EU. Germany have for years been getting 100% of its gas from Russia. Trump told them this was madness and they did nothing. Nearly every other country cut Russian gas but Germany didn't. Now they are fucked. Luckily the UK cut its Russian gas down to 5% when putin started poisoning people in england and invaded crimea. UK has now dumped that last 5%. This is what germany should have done over the last 8 years but they thought they were exempt from European geoploitics. Only now with Russia threatening them have they had an awakening. Bit too late though
This is nothing to do with the EU. Germany have for years been getting 100% of its gas from Russia. Trump told them this was madness and they did nothing. Nearly every other country cut Russian gas but Germany didn't. Now they are fucked. Luckily the UK cut its Russian gas down to 5% when putin started poisoning people in england and invaded crimea. UK has now dumped that last 5%. This is what germany should have done over the last 8 years but they thought they were exempt from European geoploitics. Only now with Russia threatening them have they had an awakening. Bit too late though
Please read my comment again.
It is easy for the UK to do, for they have a tremendous amount of gas east of them. All they needed was a high price.
And guess what. The consumption price now is 5 times higher than before. The fact that they did dump, does not mean they are not going into shock.
There is no consolation or wisdom in these superficial figures, as they do not address the underlying questions.
To presuppose they were exempt from EU geopolitics ... is rather a naivete that even I would not ascribe to them.
No, outplayed is a better term.