Did you miss the Russo-Ukrainian war? Or are you suggesting that we (Europeans) should have continued pumping cash into Russia for a bunch of gas?

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cpursley 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

You still are, and more than you've sent to help Ukraine. I was mostly talking nuclear power shutdowns btw. Meanwhile, vital German heavy industry has already started shutting down.

	▲	ExoticPearTree 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		> I was mostly talking nuclear power shutdowns btw. There is some confusion here: the issue is not necessarily about pure electrical power alone. You need oil and oil based products for most of the things (plastics, fabrics etc.).

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properpopper 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

No, but I think that diplomacy layer did a horrible job in stopping that conflict early. They signed the Minsk agreements just to ignore them later

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bhelkey 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think what they were referring to Germany phasing out nuclear power.

In 2011 Germany had 17 active nuclear power plants. They closed their last one in 2023.

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ExoticPearTree 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> Or are you suggesting that we (Europeans) should have continued pumping cash into Russia for a bunch of gas?

Unpopular opinion these days, but yes. A government's duty is first and foremost to its citizens. Anyone else comes last.