Equally, some people obsess over the worst case. Just look back at the first few pages of this thread where more than one poster said that they weren't able to sleep because of constant worry.
Which is why I noted NBC - in this scenario it's more likely that it would either be a dirty bomb, or a chemical attack.
Not at the moment, no. Our days of being a large-scale exporter are over unless there's significant investment in new fields.
Its punishment for Ukraine resisting Putin.
Tbh Russia has already made plenty of claims that are utterly ridiculous and contradict reality so I wouldn't say no chance of it at all.
You might recall that a few weeks ago Russia was trying to spread the idea that there was active bioweapons research being conducted in Ukraine. The right-wing media in the USA latched onto those claims surprisingly strongly.
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Not quite sure of your point here. If driving was less in Germany in 2021 than in 2019, then what does this have to do with Ukraine? My question is, of all those people, let's say in Western Europe and the USA, who are outraged at the invasion, how many would be prepared to significantly compromise their lifestyles to help to prevent the need for oil and gas purchases from Russia?
You asked what the West is doing to reduce our dependence on Russian oil. Surely you would agree that driving less means that we need less oil?
I doubt its some rogue officers. These sorts of actions are standard Russian tactics, as it was Soviet as well.
Except recent history demonstrates Russia has form for this kind of attack so it comes from the top
However, our energy supplies are extracted by companies which can sell them to certain other countries, for a better price. If they don't do that, then the management can be sued by their shareholders.But as already mentioned, only a tiny fraction of our energy supplies comes from Russia, which is not true of certain other countries. And besides, everyone agrees that people should drive less, as long as that only applies to other people, not them
Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying, my question was whether people would actually be prepared to drive less. I already know that the UK is a lot dependent on Russian energy than Germany and some others, but would you be prepared to drive significantly less if you thought it would help to cut finance to Russia? For us in the UK, if only a single figure percentage of our energy is from Russia, then we would only need a small cut to stop depending on them completely. What I don't understand is why we have to wait until the end of the year to make this cut?
It would be impossible for me to drive any less.
That comment begs several questions but I don't want to be too nosey!
Exactly this. I also work from home, and when I do go into the office I walk. In addition, I've only taken a trip by air for pleasure purposes once in the last three years.
Yes, seen it on Sky News today.
