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tsimionescu11/20/20242 repliesview on HN

Yes, of course Putin decided to sabotage the largest infrastructure investment in his country's history, that he worked for a decade to get built.


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trhway11/20/2024

Putin sabotaged the 3 centuries of Russia’s progress. The pipeline is just a noise here.

>he worked for a decade to get built

that is sweet of you. I just imagine Putin himself welding under water. Not the billions dollars steal by his childhood buddies what typically such Russian megaprojects are.

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cactusplant737411/20/2024

They have done this twice before. Russia weaponizes its energy. That has been the pattern.

Russia Georgia Energy Crisis (2006)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Russia%E2%80%93Georgia_...

Turkmenistan (2009)

https://www.rferl.org/a/Pipeline_Explosion_Stokes_Tensions_B...