Stated Plainly: The need for fossil fuels can never be ignored. The next war will prove it.
Reasoning. So, the West blows up the gas pipelines that could keep the EU and Germany manufacturing and economies running, society intact, solely to insure reducing Vlad’s billions in gas revenues. EU citizens suffer.
Meanwhile, Vlad sponsors elections in the four ethnic Russian provinces, wins hands down, and adds more territory/ resources/ ports to the Russian Federation. Russian citizens benefit.
Worth thinking about….Vlad says Checkmate again. Why is the West so intent on committing suicide?