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by landemva 1414 days ago
> Sadly there is not much we can do to prevent it ...

The people could demand a resolution to the politician's issues which are holding five turbines in Montreal that could be installed in a pipeline which supplies gas to parts of Europe. It is almost like some political segments don't want a resolution before winter.

Edit: I had read one was returned, five being repaired, and Germany restarting ten coal plants. https://globalnews.ca/news/9002839/canada-turbines-return-ru...

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Those turbines were sent back to Germany a couple of weeks ago.

It is almost like the news is more interested in reporting on ongoing problems than solved ones.

At some point, "Breaking news : everything is pretty much ok" is going to be a thing.
I'm ready to bet that when all the turbines are back (some already are), if the geopolitical situation is still as complicated, Russia will find another good reason to limit the amount of gas sent to western Europe.

I think the Kremlin is expecting the German electorate to push pressure on their government to ask for a return to the "normal" flow of gas, Ukraine be damned.

That seems like a reasonable bet, but I'm not going to rule surprises out any more.