[Parley Baer]

President Trump warned Europe not to trust the Russians. They did not listen and are now suffering the consequences.

[familyop]

"President Trump warned Europe not to trust the Russians. They did not listen and are now suffering the consequences."

That's true.

[Miguk]

Yes, President Trump warned the EU and the UK, not to rely overly on Russian natural gas and other stuff.

The US, under President Trump, became a net exporter of fuels to the world and at-home energy independent.

I don't believe President Trump (may be wrong), said the word "trust" in relation to Russian-EU-UK energy policy or relations.

At the national security level, "trust" is foolish and pollyana and historically-ignorant and more-often-than-not dangerously naive.

Putting all your eggs in to one basket, when you own the basket (like the US, for the most part), is ok.

But when you don't own your own basket and are reliant on someone else to put goodies in your basket, well, then "trust" comes into the equation.

And while there continue to be good "relations" between nations, even those of differing ideologies, one does not often go to war with their trading partners, especially in the West, for their own national security interests.

Enter Muh Ukraine Sanctions.

The US and EU (and so-called "intelligence" agencies) believed that historically, the Soviet Union/CIS/Russian Federation, would see that money and blue jeans and Coca-Cola(tm) would override anything like national security interests, national survival, perceptions of being attacked on all sides, national ideology, national religion et al.

They were all wrong. Wrong not only with a bullet, but nucular weapons wrong.

The EU laughed at President Trump when he rightly advised them against dependence on anyone, especially Russia.

Gas export from Russia goes from approximately 100% to 20% and falling, in about 6 months. 20% may be nothing in a hot summer, but <20% in the coming winter, with no alternatives in sight or production or building?

Gonna be a cold dark hungry angry Winter in the Northern Hemisphere.