[zx85wes]

Europe has been looking for alternate suppliers. See https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-31/u-s-lo... for instance. I think these steps are escalating the crisis.

[NicoJuicy]

I think invading a country is an escalation.

It's also business logic 101 to have alternatives.

NATO's reason to exist is literally because of Russian threat.

[zx85wes]

I agree with all of that. And the troop buildup had already happened back then. But the current invasion deeper into Ukraine hadn't.