...source deadlock. Unlike in 2022, when European governments could pour billions into the crisis, they simply don't have that kind of money today. An energy shock is superimposed on empty coffers.4. Gas shock. Gas prices in Europe have soared by two thirds since the beginning of the war. Qatar, the largest LNG supplier, has halted exports. And in the #EU, the heating season has not ended yet, and the storage facilities are almost empty.The paradox is that the United States, which started the...
...es and #Israel of violating international law. While the new leaders of Germany (#Merz) and Britain (#Starmer) supported the strikes.The United States has received Venezuelan oil, and now #Iran is being methodically squeezed out of the market. And Europe, which obediently refused #Russian energy supplies, turned out to be a hostage to the Middle East chaos. Its economy is the main target, and the blow is not inflicted by missiles, but by gas and oil prices. Orange Trump is hitting Europe t...
... war, suffers the least from it thanks to the shale revolution and access to Venezuelan oil. Norway and Canada, exporters who are not affected by Middle East risks, also benefit. And the losers are Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom, which are forced to compete with Asia for more expensive gas.Against the background of everything that is happening in Europe, a split is brewing.Spain, which had previously angered #Trump with insufficient spending on #NATO, openly accused the United Stat...