Re: Russian Gas ban - A problem for Europe or suicide for Russia?
Right now Russia has around 150,000 soldiers in Ukraine, which is not sufficient to capture large areas outside what they already control. Even in the eastern part (East Kharkiv, Donest and Lugansk), most of the gains were made by the militia of DPR and LPR, who are more knowledgeable about the terrain. Russian forces have struggled to make gains in areas which they control and are constantly losing territory (North Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporozhia.etc).
Russia's goal was neither what the Western propaganda says nor what the Russian propaganda says. It wasn't to occupy Ukraine, control large territories, take Kyiev, denazify,... It was simply to neutralize the Ukrainian security threat posed through US and NATO, and that is achieved by 2 things: first by destroying Ukraine's military capabilities which Russia has done to some extent and to capture key territories namely the eastern Ukraine (border with Russia) and the south to cut off access to the Black sea. That part of the plan is also 90% complete. In fact annexing Crimea back in 2014 was also both a warning and part of this plan.P.S. Funny how at least 10 members of European Union are currently paying Russia in Ruble (not even in Euros or USD but in Russian currency) to buy their gas and oil while they publicly say everyone else should stop doing it
P.P.S. Russian Ruble is currently at its highest value ever since 2020. In other words their currency got stronger after they invaded Ukraine thanks to Europe
The politics are so funny sometimes specially when you think about how Ukraine's regime was so eager to join Europe, in other words to join the same alliance that is currently helping Russia in reality while bashing it only in words...