74 Putin to shut off Nordstream 1 natural gas until sanctions are lifted (archive.ph) posted 2 years ago by redman012 2 years ago by redman012 +76 / -2 115 comments share 115 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Russia needed to keep the cash coming in while it negotiated deals with India and China. I would also imagine that they wanted to keep some of the fools in Germany clinging to the infantile hope that the gas was going to keep flowing through winter.