The German political decision to not join with Russia and invade Ukraine (via Poland?).

Just because it was the right decision doesn't mean there are not downsides.

Accepting potential consequences is not the same as oneself cutting things off. Germany did not seek to end supplies then and there.

Edit: there was never any chance of Germany invading Ukraine then/joining Russia on any invasion.

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bluGill 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It doesn't matter what they wanted to do. What matters is what happened. As a result of their actions they got cut off. If Germany had invaded Ukraine (via Poland?) the gas might still be on. Of course we don't know that because other countries would likely take offense to that action and I'm not willing to predict how the world would change if they had. (I can't even imagine change would cause them to be willing to invade in the first place, much less how everyone else would respond.)

Politics often are about the unintended consequences. Often they are also unforeseen.

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RandomLensman 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Germany joining the Russian invasion was never anything even remotely in the option space at all - utterly inconceivable in 2022. (Not aware of Russia seeking any such support there either.)

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bluGill 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think it is clear to everybody that wasn't an possible option.

There are consequences for it that though.

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RandomLensman an hour ago | parent [-]

Sorry, but I think it is absurd to say there was a Russian reaction because Germany did not join their invasion of Ukraine,

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bluGill an hour ago | parent [-]

The absurdity is intentional.

However it is still correct. If Germany had joined Russia (and got away with it!), there is every reason to think the pipeline would still be flowing.

	▲	emsign 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Ukraine would have blown up the pipeline anyway. And the land pipelines would have been cut off to Germany by the Eastern Europeans. So no, the gas would not still be flowing with a high probability. That's so absurd.

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inigyou an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Probably not directly invading, but there was a strong possibility of Germany supporting the Russian invasion, just as they're doing with the invasion of Iran.

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emsign 5 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

That was never considered by anyone in German politics. It's the first time I'm hearing about this here in these posts.

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RandomLensman an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There was absolutely no possibility for Germany supporting the Russian invasion.

	▲	inigyou 42 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Well I mean they already did support the invasion for a while by buying their gas.

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igl 40 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

A strong possibility? Where do you get your news from?

	▲	netsharc 24 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I think what grandparent is very very fucking poorly trying to say is, Germany/EU could've accepted the "annexation" of Ukraine like it did Crimea in 2014. "Bad Putin! But what can we do."