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To blackmail Europe, Russia halted supplies via NS1 weeks before the pipeline was blown up. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/02/nord-stream-1-gazprom-announces-indefinite-shutdown-of-pipeline As a result of the squeeze, gas prices skyrocketed https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/natural-gas/120722-eu-set-to-consider-lower-ttf-gas-price-cap-ahead-of-dec-13-energy-council The subsequent sabotage allowed Gazprom to claim force majeure and avoid being held liable for not delivering on its contracts. https://twitter.com/Tagliapietra_S/status/1574765707845373952 https://twitter.com/vtchakarova/status/1575462383249768448
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