Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 06:56:49 AM

Russian gas reserves are 43 times larger than Ukrainian reserves. The amount EU imports from Russia would empty the Ukrainian gas reserves in just a few years.

Some caveats on this:
a) That is only proven reserves, there is much more to explore, so you cannot categorically say so.

b) Just a few years if used exclusively and if Europe does not reduce gas dependency, both of those premises are questionable.

c) Enough to not depend fully on Putin in case of war. It is about strategic independence and having an additional supply that can be developed with funds from the West.

And, as others said there are many other reasons and resources, including some related to the supply of food to China. A video I found is interesting to understand the wealth of Ukraine and the repercussions for the international geopolitics.

Unless you think that this is really a Nazi hunt as they say?

Quote from: paxmao on April 10, 2022, 09:44:31 PM

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I rarely post videos nor see videos from other people's post, since most of the time they are intended to increase the algorithm ratings of propaganda , but this one is very illustrative of the true reasons behind this aggression and is relatively neutral, just states the strategic contex.

https://youtu.be/BftqoZOryDo?t=629

It even explains Chinas yes / but no / but maybe position.

The bit that bests responds to the reformulated strategy would be here:

https://youtu.be/BftqoZOryDo?t=889

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