"I've been talking to a number of acquaintances in Russia. These are well-educated professionals who speak English fluently, many of whom have lived/worked in the US/Europe. Some are highly critical of Putin, and many were very much opposed to the SMO."
Some observations:
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💊 Russian Red Pill 💊
The problem is they are miles underwater so it might require whole new pipelines to be laid rather than trying to repair a breach at that depth. Either way it's a major undertaking
Absolutely a huge setback, but something that was built once can be built again. The biggest key is ensuring that it doesn't get destroyed again, and that means some accountability.
There is only one navy that has enough vessels to control international waters, and it's the one that blew up the pipeline in the first place. So talking about rebuilding is a futile gesture until the US/russia situation is resolved... which is why European countries depending on that pipeline behoove themselves to side with russia