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03 Dec 2021

“It would be suicidal for Russia to start the invasion because the US and the EU will stop buying Russia's hydrocarbons and fertiliser and will give up on Nord Stream 2, a brand new natural gas pipeline to Germany that awaits certification. Russia will lose two-thirds of its foreign trade revenues, while US energy companies will reanimate their shale oil and liquefied natural gas projects to compensate for the lost exports from Russia. The very existence of Putin's regime that stands on oil exports will be in question.”

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