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That's not really how the contract works. But I indulge you. Let's say ok you're right.

Who's going to fine them and how are you going to enforce those fines? They are cut off from the western financial system. The Biden administration induced a fake default which nobody takes seriously by not allowing the Russians to pay their creditors. The creditors are filing lawsuits against the US government.

Germany has nationalized Russian refineries, Russian gas storage, Russian Gazprom subsidiaries that had to be bailed out subsequently, because obviously the Russians weren't going to send more gas to a stolen subsidiary and the west froze 300 billion in foreign currency reserves.

What exactly were you going to do that you haven't done already and why do you think Russia would have cared?

No sorry, your reason makes absolutely no sense. There is not a single coherent thought in your fantasy.




So, how does the contract work?

Genuine question, and you seem to be suggesting you know the answer.


> Who's going to fine them and how are you going to enforce those fines? They are cut off from the western financial system. The Biden administration induced a fake default which nobody takes seriously by not allowing the Russians to pay their creditors. The creditors are filing lawsuits against the US government.

From what I've seen, fines againist a supplier generally mean you pay them less later on. Germany would just pay the supplier less later and since there are multiple pipelines they will be supplies later.

And Russia isn't cut off exactly. Since half of Europe needs to be able to pay them. And Germany, for sure, still wants to pay them.




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