The deal to transport gas via the war-torn country to the rest of the continent expired, meaning Europe won't be able to access Russian gas via Ukraine
  • rauls4@lemm.ee
    2·
    26 days ago

    But why not void it earlier on? What’s the worst they could do? Invade?

    • Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
      6·
      26 days ago

      It’s twofold:

      Reason 1 - taking the moral high ground, as well as being seen trustworthy, since they are honoring the contract

      Reason 2 - there is a lot of money involved that they would probably need to pay back in addition to penalties for not honoring the contract.

      Reason 2 is likely the bigger issue, since they needed the money, which was already planned into the budget.