Comments by "Anders Juel Jensen" (@andersjjensen) on "Gas shortage and the war in Ukraine" video.

  1. The Polish absolute unadulterated hatred towards Russia knows no bounds. And I applaud that from the bottom of my heart. Poland and The Baltics have voiced their concerns about Russia many times, and we were absolute fools for not listening to the people who have that much first hand experience.
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  2. Lulz! Good one. He did conveniently sidestep one important argument though: Can Russia even afford to just close the pipelines off completely? The sale of gas to Europe is an absolutely non-trivial part of their entire GDP.....
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  3.  @stream2watch  I absolutely agree. Russia "left an unpaid bill" in Poland during the USSR years.... And nothing has been forgotten. Not the mass graves. Not the bitterness of watching East Germany being propped up for propaganda display while Poland was plundered. Nothing has been forgotten. And I'm damn proud of their resolve. The videos of hundreds of Polish families standing ready at bus terminals and train stations to offer hospitality to Ukrainian refugees made me shed a few tears.
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  4. And then there is the last point of consideration: Can Russia AFFORD to deliver on the threats? Last I heard a non-trivial portion of the Russian GDP comes from gas sales to the EU. So I think it stands to reason that if Russia felt they could sustain the financial losses, then they would have retaliated much earlier by simply cutting off the gas completely. If they had the dole for it, why not cut if off 100% the second the sanctions and support for Ukraine set in? That would be the time of year where would be losing the least amount of money on doing so. And that would have given the EU no time to look for, and implement, alternative solutions. I think they're just ratling the sabre, but are unable to do the chopping when it comes down to it. Putin is reliant on political support from oil and gas oligarchs. And they would lose vast sums rather quickly if he outright forced them to stop delivering completely... The oil and gas companies in Russia are largely privately owned, and "the toes you step on today may be connected to the arse you'll have to kiss tomorrow" :P Russia is not the USSR any more, but their foreign policy rhetoric is narrated as if they were. But I'm not buying it.
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  5. He's a youtuber who has a steady job and doesn't count on making money off youtube... I know, rather strange! :P
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