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by pgeorgi 2368 days ago
> you don't get to call for unity against US while simultaneously unilaterally breaking EU unity against Russia

I see a difference between these two situations: Setting up embargoes is a hostile act ("do what we want or else") while setting up tools to avoid embargoes is fundamentally defensive (they don't function without an embargo being in force).

So unless Poland is in favor of the US meddling in European politics (but in that case remember: what goes around comes around; I hope the German administration will be more compassionate when - not if - Poland is on the receiving end of American ire) it should still be slightly positive on anti-embargo measures, even if they disagree on the issue in question.

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Nordstream enables Russian embargoes against Ukraine and Poland. This is why Poland perceives its creation as hostile.

In theory, yes, Poland could take the long term view and support anti-meddling measures. But our current government is at idiotic levels of both anti-EU and pro-US sentiment, which is a problem that's totally separate from the Nordstream issue.

Well, if LPG from the U.S. is such a good thing, why don't they buy it then, and be done with all that russian pipeline dependance? It's a FREE MARKET in a free world, isn't it?