Trump: Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia'
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited in energy-crisis threads as evidence that Germany's dependence on Russian energy was flagged years before 2022.
What it is
An AP clip from the July 2018 NATO breakfast in Brussels in which Donald Trump says a gas pipeline leaves Germany totally controlled by and captive to Russia.
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What Hacker News said
Cites ibeckermayer · 2022-07 · on “Looming natural gas shortages has the EU scrambling for solutions”
Related content "Trump: Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia'" [this video] German bureaucrats laugh at Trump after he says the country could become totally dependent on Russian energy: [LINK]
Cites TrispusAttucks · 2022-08 · on “How Bad Europe’s Energy Crisis Is”
Yep. They've been warned about this danger for years. Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia' (2018) [this video]
Cites hn_throwaway_99 · 2023-09 · on “Germany went from envy of the world to worst-performing major developed economy”
I'm definitely no fan of Trump, but if you separate the messenger from the message here, he's actually totally correct here: [this video] Cheap Russian energy was the drug that Germany got hooked on. Every viewer of after-school specials knows you shouldn't get hooked on the drug dealer's freebies.