Comments by "TheGreatDane" (@thegreatdane3627) on "'NATO wants to start a war against our country,' says Russian President Vladimir Putin | WION" video.

@TsarOfRuss "withdrew from Kharkiv"? I think you mean: "when the russian forces ran for their lives, leaving most of their equipment behind".
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a few stats to better understand the energy crisis: - EU's total gas consumption in 2021 was 412 bcm, russia provided 155 bcm. - Gas imports from other countries are expected to increase by at least 50 bcm in 2022. So without any gas from russia, there would be a shortage of 105 bcm, or roughly 25% compared to 2021. -Natural gas accounts for 32% of EU's final energy consumption. So without any gas from russia, there would be an energy shortage of 8% compared to 2021. This is assuming that demand will stay the same, that we don't try to increase output from other energy sources and that russia didn't provide any gas at all this year. And that is not the case. - Russia provided a lot of gas in the first half of the year, and they are still sending gas through the pipelines in Ukraine. - Gas consumption in the first 8 months of 2022 was 15% lower than last year. - Coal imports are up 35%, and domestic production has increased too. The point is, there is no actual shortage yet. And if we continue to consume 15% less gas, then there shouldn't be a shortage. The problem is to make sure that people can actually afford the energy. If prices remain this high for the rest of the year, then we will most likely end up with an energy surplus instead of a shortage.
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the bear turned out to be a poodle.
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@luckynyaa2826 then how come that more than 700.000 Ukrainians have signed up to fight against the russians, while putin has to recruit prisoners and force russian speakers to fight?
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