Salvo 02.08.2022
The Common Sense of the Ukraine Crisis
The hallmark of the Trump Administration’s policy toward Russia was dogged pursuit of total energy independence by opening up American production of oil and gas. Given that Russia’s main industry is oil and gas, Trump made the Russians less wealthy and less capable of playing the role of aggressor in European affairs. In 2021, the first act of the Biden Administration was to close the Keystone XL Pipeline, reducing the global supply of oil that led to higher prices for U.S. consumers. These higher prices benefited the Russians who saw oil and gas revenues rise by almost 50 percent. Then the Biden Administration removed sanctions from the companies building the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline supplying Russian natural gas to Germany, making our NATO ally more closely aligned with and dependent on Russia. So, despite being vilified by American politicians and the regime media, Russia has strangely had its way with the Biden Administration at nearly every turn.
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