TRANSLATION FROM CLOWNESE:
Trump is UNDERSTATING Germany's reliance on Russia for energy
KEY POINTS
President Donald Trump correctly claimed Germany could soon rely on Russia for up to 70 percent of its energy—a very conservative estimate
Germany gets about half of its natural gas from Russia, so the claim is not in the least misleading
Natural gas is a highly significant fuel source in Germany, accounting for 25 percent of Germany's energy supply and consumption. And that was three years ago, in 2019—the percentage could well be significantly higher today
(Note the distortion of 25% to "about 20%"—a distortion that's "about 20%" lower than the real number)
Source: https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/DEU
TRANSLATION FROM CLOWNESE:
Trump is UNDERSTATING Germany's reliance on Russia for energy
KEY POINTS
President Donald Trump correctly claimed Germany could soon rely on Russia for up to 70 percent of its energy—a very conservative estimate
Germany gets about half of its natural gas from Russia, so the claim is not in the least misleading
Natural gas is a highly significant fuel source in Germany, accounting for 25 percent of Germany's energy supply and consumption. And that was three years ago, in 2019—the percentage could well be significantly higher today
(Note the distortion of 25% to "about 20%"—a distortion 20% lower than the real number)
Source: https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/DEU
TRANSLATION FROM CLOWNESE:
Trump is understating Germany's reliance on Russia for energy**
KEY POINTS
President Donald Trump correctly claimed Germany could soon rely on Russia for up to 70 percent of its energy—a very conservative estimate
Germany gets about half of its natural gas from Russia, so the claim is not in the least misleading
Natural gas is a highly significant fuel source in Germany, accounting for 25 percent of Germany's energy supply and consumption. And that was three years ago, in 2019—the percentage could well be significantly higher today
(Note the distortion of 25% to "about 20%"—a distortion 20% lower than the real number)
Source: https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/DEU
TRANSLATION FROM CLOWNESE
Trump is understating Germany's reliance on Russia for energy
KEY POINTS
President Donald Trump correctly claimed Germany could soon rely on Russia for up to 70 percent of its energy—a very conservative estimate
Germany gets about half of its natural gas from Russia, so the claim is not in the least misleading
Natural gas is a highly significant fuel source in Germany, accounting for 25 percent of Germany's energy supply and consumption. And that was three years ago, in 2019—the percentage could well be significantly higher today
(Note the distortion of 25% to "about 20%"—a distortion 20% lower than the real number)
Source: https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/DEU
TRANSLATION FROM CLOWNESE
Trump is understating Germany's reliance on Russia for energy
KEY POINTS
President Donald Trump correctly claimed Germany could soon rely on Russia for up to 70 percent of its energy—a very conservative estimate
Germany gets about half of its natural gas from Russia, so the claim is not in the least misleading
Natural gas is a highly significant fuel source in Germany, accounting for 25 percent of Germany's energy supply and consumption. And that was three years ago, in 2019—the percentage could well be significantly higher today