The Yermins are doing fuk all, will do fuk all, can do fuk all... It was dumb of them to rely on Russian oil; of course Putin is gonna use it politically in future, just as he has done in the past.
Russia's gas fight with Ukraine - BBC News
I quite like the Ruskies meself, don't see them as any different to other empire builders, but everyone knows Putin is smart and a right sneaky fuker, he will use everything at his disposal to get what he wants. The Yermins are currently getting about (here comes a wild guess...
) 15% of their energy supply from Russian gas and this percentage is increasing - it is a stupid policy with real risks attached; it does give Putin leverage over Germany and by extension the EU.
Does the US have the right to impose these sanctions? Of course not, it's a failure of their diplomacy although their diplomacy has pretty much been their military power ever since the 2nd world war...
It's a ridiculous state of affairs: dumb German policy; bullying US tactics. I wonder if US subs will be destroying the undersea pipeline while Ruskie subs try to stop them?
She's a repulsive and dishonest creature, but she's well out of her depth with Putin; he'll eat her alive...