Friday, June 2, 2023

Liz Truss as a UK PM & Nordstream affair

PREFACE/ISSUE

This post explored Liz Truss as UK PM in relation to Nordstream affair:

"DAY BY DAY, STEP BY STEP"

From the wiki:

On 10 February 2022, Truss again met Lavrov. In the context of tensions between Russia and the West over a build-up of Russian troops near the Russia–Ukraine border, talks between the two foreign ministers were described as "difficult". Lavrov described the discussion as "turning out like the conversation of a mute and a deaf person". He dismissed "demands to remove Russian troops from Russian territory" as "regrettable" and asked Truss if she recognised Russia's sovereignty over the Voronezh and Rostov regions, two Russian provinces where Russian troops were deployed...


I. Unpopular decisions - "UK policies converge" post

4 Sept 2022 -  Liz Truss warns she will make unpopular decisions as prime minister and defends tax cuts for wealthy

5 Sept 2022 - Russia switches off Europe’s main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted

Russia’s gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume in full until the “collective west” lifts sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has said.

Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, on Monday acknowledged that certain political factions in the bloc wanted the EU to drop its support for Ukraine, push Kyiv into a ceasefire and abandon sanctions against Russia to ease economic pressure on European countries. He said those views were “not representative” of the position adopted by member states.

[M: Russia was legally able in a spirit of anti-sanction to use the Act of Retorsion to stop all flows to Europe if it wished to.] 

6 Sept 2022 - Liz Truss becomes new PM in UK.

Liz Truss did work for Shell as a commercial and finance analyst for a short period after graduating from university. 

According to Truss's LinkedIn profile and other sources, she worked at Shell from 1996 to 1997, after graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. During her time at Shell, Truss worked in the downstream division of the company, which deals with refining, distribution, and marketing of oil and gas products. As a commercial and finance analyst, she would have been involved in market analysis, financial planning, and commercial strategy development related to downstream operations. After leaving Shell in 1997, Truss went on to work for other companies in the energy and telecommunications industries, as well as in public policy and government positions.


II. The storm is approaching - "The Warning" post

6 Sept 2022 - 'As strong as the storm will be, Britain is stronger'

6 Sept 2022 - Liz Truss delivered her first speech as British prime minister on Tuesday after being formally invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government.

"I am confident that together we can ride out the storm"

Liz Truss delivered her first speech as British prime minister on Tuesday after being formally invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government.

The new prime minister said her top priorities are to cut taxes, boost energy security and improve the country's health care system.

"We shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face," she said outside No. 10 Downing Street. "As strong as the storm may be, I know that the British people are stronger. Our country was built by people who get things done. We have huge reserves of talent, of energy and determination. I am confident that together we can ride out the storm." 


III. The Team -
The post about SBS, DCXG

6 Sept 2022 - Letters of last resort: PM’s early task to write to UK’s nuclear sub commanders

One of Liz Truss’s early tasks will be to write instructions by hand to each of Britain’s four nuclear submarine commanders, directing them how to respond in the event of an all-out attack that will have killed her and destroyed the UK. They are known as the letters of last resort.

But first, Truss will receive a briefing from Britain’s military chiefs on how the Trident nuclear deterrent operates – including the likely military and human consequences of authorising a retaliatory strike. 

It is not necessary for Truss to write the letters immediately after the briefing; the new prime minister has time to reflect. The existing letters, written by Boris Johnson, can remain in force, most obviously for the submarine currently out at sea – at least one must be on patrol at all times for the nuclear deterrent to remain continuous. 

7 Sept 2022 - Prime Minister Liz Truss's call with Chancellor Olaf Scholz

The Prime Minister spoke to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this evening.

The leaders discussed the energy challenges faced by the UK and its European partners as a result of Putin’s illegal war. Both agreed on the importance of energy resilience and independence.

The Prime Minister underlined the importance of ensuring democracy and freedom were upheld in Europe, and of protecting countries made vulnerable by Russia’s economic blackmail.

7 Sept 2022 - I spoke to President @ZelenskyyUa this evening and...

... reiterated our steadfast support for Ukraine’s freedom and democracy. Russia's attempts to weaponise energy must not deter the West. Ukraine can depend on the UK for support in the long term



IV. Those Preparations - Post about divesting from Russia 

7 Sept 2022 - UK’s New Energy Chief Rees-Mogg Wants to Drill ‘Every Last Drop’

“We need to be thinking about extracting every last cubic inch of gas from the North Sea because we want security of supply,” Rees-Mogg said in a radio interview earlier this year. “We’re not trying to become net zero tomorrow and we are going to need fossil fuels in the interim and we should use ours that we have got available.”
 
7 Sept 2022 - New UK PM Truss Wants More North Sea Production

"I want to see us use more of our energy supply, including more oil and gas from the North Sea and nuclear power," she said.


V. Those preparations - "Brexit as a root-case" post 

8 Sept 2022 - Energy Supply Taskforce to hold talks with renewables sector over fixed-price contracts


A new Energy Supply Taskforce, led by Madelaine McTernan who headed up the UK’s successful Vaccine Taskforce, has begun negotiations with domestic and international suppliers to agree long-term contracts that reduce the price they charge for energy and increase the security of its supply.

The Taskforce and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will negotiate with renewable producers to reduce the prices they charge as well. 

8 Sept 2022 - PM Liz Truss's opening speech on the energy policy debate

Firstly, by ramping up supply... we have created a new Energy Supply Taskforce under the leadership of Maddy McTernan. They are already negotiating new long term energy contracts with domestic and international gas suppliers to immediately bring down the cost of this intervention... We are also accelerating all sources of domestic energy, including North Sea oil and gas production... We will end the moratorium on extracting our huge reserves of shale, which could get gas flowing in as soon as six months, where there is local support.

9 Sept 2022 - Truss lifts ban on fracking, and will prop up fossil fuel companies in energy crisis

Europe is particularly reliant on Russian gas, with the nation supplying some 45% of the EU’s total gas imports last year. While imports from Russia made up just 4% of the UK’s total gas supply in 2021,...b ...plans, announced earlier this year, to diminish reliance on Russian imports by building a robust network of fuel suppliers across the US, the Netherlands and the Gulf

[M: Check link - 9 March 2022 - Statement on the phasing out of Russian oil imports 

 10 Sept 2022 - Portrait of the week: Truss in, Johnson out and the Nord Stream 1 off

Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister, said in a speech outside 10 Downing Street: ‘Boris Johnson delivered Brexit, the Covid vaccine and stood up to Russian aggression. History will see him as a hugely consequential prime minister.’ For her part: ‘I am confident that together we can ride out the storm.’

 

VII. The Special Relationship - Post about out US-UK relationship

14 Sept 2022 - Joe Biden and UK’s Liz Truss agree on continued support for Ukraine, tackling energy crisis

They agreed to redouble bilateral efforts to reduce energy dependence on Russia and to increase the amount of renewable and other forms of energy flowing from democratic states,” the spokesperson added.

17 Sept 2022 - Liz Truss warned of mass bankruptcies if firms left in limbo over energy bills

17-18 Sept 2022PM meetings with foreign leaders

Saturday 17th September at Chevening:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia [in person] 
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand [in person]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the UAE [phone call]

Sunday 18th September at No 10 Downing Street:
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin [in person]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada [in person]
President Andrzej Duda of Poland [in person]

 19 Sept 2022 - Liz Truss: Soaring energy prices are a “price worth paying”

The Prime Minister highlighted the role of the ‘energy price guarantee’ scheme as pressure from struggling businesses mount

Hours after the end of the period of national mourning, Liz Truss said that high energy bills are a “price worth paying” to boost the UK’s energy security.

 Liz Truss told reporters during her trip to the United Nations general assembly in New York: “The point I am making is that it’s a price worth paying for Britain because our long-term security is paramount.”

20 Sept 2022 - UK PM Liz Truss defends power bills hike, cites 'security', Russia-Ukraine crisis.

20 Sep 2022 - Liz Truss lands in US to reset ‘special relationship’ on first foreign trip as PM

“My message to the people of Ukraine is this: the UK will continue to be right behind you every step of the way. Your security is our security.”

She will also tell fellow leaders that they must put an end to Putin’s economic blackmail by removing all energy dependence on Russia. 

“Too many lives – in Ukraine, in Europe and around the world – are being manipulated by a dependence on Russian energy. We need to work together to end this once and for all.”

20 Sep 2022 - A privilege to be in NY for meetings at UN General Assembly

I’ll be meeting key UK partners and discussing how we can take action on the pressing issues facing us all including food insecurity, defending democracy and standing with Ukraine.

  

VII. We are cutting off the toxic power and pipelines - "UK failed attempt of Going Global" post

21 Sept 2022 - Liz Truss to launch UK defence review as she calls for Russian reparations

Liz Truss will announce a new UK defence and foreign policy review on Wednesday, only 18 months after the last such analysis was concluded, to take account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the threat posed by authoritarian regimes.

21 Sept 2022 - UK Prime Minister Truss addresses the United Nations General Assembly (transcript here)

01:00 min: "...Geopolitics is entering a new era.."

06:00 min: "We are cutting off the toxic power and pipelines from authoritarian regimes and strengthening our energy resilience."
 
"We will ensure we cannot be coerced or harmed by the reckless actions of rogue actors abroad."

"The free world needs this economic strength and resilience to push back against authoritarian aggression and win this new era of strategic competition.

We must do this together."

We are fortifying our deep security alliances in Europe and beyond through NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force.

08:30 min: "The UK is providing funding, using the might of the City of London and our security capabilities to provide better alternatives to those offered by malign regimes.
The resolute international response to Ukraine has shown how we can deliver decisive collective action. 
The response has been built on partnerships and alliances and also on being prepared to use new instruments – unprecedented sanctions, diplomatic action, and rapid military support. 
There has been a strength of collective purpose – we have met many times, spoken many times on the phone, we have made things happen.
Now we must use these instruments in a more systematic way to push back on the economic aggression of authoritarian regimes.
The G7 and our like-minded partners should act as an economic NATO, collectively defending our prosperity.

If the economy of a partner is being targeted by an aggressive regime we should act to support them. All for one and one for all.

12:00 min "In all these areas, on all of the fronts, the time to act is now. This is a decisive moment in our history, in the history of this organization and in the history of freedom...

The story of 2022 could have been that of an authoritarian state rolling its tanks over the border of a peaceful neighbour and subjugating its people.

Instead, it is the story of freedom fighting back.

In the face of rising aggression we have shown we have the power to act and the resolve to see it through.

But this cannot be a one-off.

This must be a new era in which we commit to ourselves, our citizens, and this institution that we will do whatever it takes – whatever it takes to deliver for our people and defend our values."

Britain’s commitment to this is total.

We will be a dynamic, reliable and trustworthy partner. 

21 Sept 2022 - Truss and Leyen met, one of the topics was EU energy.

 

21 Sept 2022 - PM meeting with President Joe Biden: 21 September 2022

The Prime Minister met US President Joe Biden at the UN General Assembly in New York today.

The leaders stressed the need to end over-reliance on authoritarian states in terms of our energy, technology and manufacturing supply chains.

They agreed to redouble bilateral efforts to reduce energy dependence on Russia and to increase the amount of renewable and other forms of energy flowing from democratic states. 

[M: My post about the event is here and here] 

23 Sept 2022 - The UK has changed its security structures 

[M: This issue is large enough for a separate post - here, note that these same people have record of being strongly against the NS projects and Russian hydrocarbons - here]

23 Sept 2022 - Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivers his mini-budget in the House of Commons on 23 September. 

25 Sept 2022 - HMS Queen Elizabeth anchors in New York as Truss plans to strengthen UK-US bond

The Royal Navy’s flagship dropped anchor within sight of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour on Sunday

26 Sept 2022 - According to the article, a phone hack revealed Truss sent a text to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken a few minutes before the explosion saying “It’s done.” 

27 Sept 2022 - UK’s Liz Truss: I support Brits who take up arms against Putin


VIII. Why was Liz Truss was hiding 4D before and 3D after? 
 

22 Sept 2022 - NO news about Liz Truss from this day

23 Sept 2022 - NO news about Liz Truss from this day ...

28 Sept 2022 - Where is Liz Truss? Our prime minister has gone missing

We haven’t heard from Truss since she spoke in the graveyard slot at the United Nations, overnight, a week ago - 21st of September.  

[M: Missing in action from afternoom 23/09, just 3d before pipelines are attacked, ... after Nordstream on 26/09 ... objective failed?  /s]

28 Sept 2022 - The UK will work alongside our European partners to protect Europe’s energy security. 

We await findings of ongoing investigations into leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines, following allegations that they may have been the result of sabotage. 

[M: Could "working alongside EU to protect European energy security be interpreted as "we destroyed the Nordstream - we said several times "It is insecure" here on 7 April 2022 "...we have a dual approach to reduce global reliance on Russian fossil fuels whilst pivoting towards clean, affordable energy"]

 

29 Sept 2022 - Liz Truss defends 'controversial and difficult decisions' in first public interview since mini-budget announcement

[M: The Minibudget announcement was on Friday 23/09/2022 here, so Liz Truss was missing from public view 3D before the Nordstream was attacked and 3D after the attack..]

29 Sept 2022 - UK Becomes Net Exporter of Electricity: Energy Update

29 Sept 2022 - Ben Wallace - Delighted to have visited my good friend Oleksii Reznikov

@oleksiireznikov in Kyiv this week to discuss more military aid and help to Ukraine. Our support to their fight against Russian aggression goes from strength to strength and will continue all through 2023 and beyond!

IX. The war of definition - "Who framed it as a Sabotage?" post

30 Sept 2022 - US resident Joe Biden has said damage to Nord Stream was a deliberate act of sabotage

 

X. The JEF is not a Defensive alliance - The Framework Nations post 

30 Sept 2022 - Russia could carry out attacks in space, warns British Armed Forces head Tony Radakin

 

XI. The Prague coverup - The Informal Energy Security meeting post 

5 Oct 2022 - Cleverly, UK Foreign minister: I had an important call with Norway’s Foreign Minister 

@AHuitfeldt  following last week’s explosions along the Nordstream gas pipelines. The UK and Norway will continue to work together to strengthen Europe's energy resilience

 

 [M: It would be great to learn what was in the call]

6 Oct 2022 - Prime Minister urges Europe to ‘stand firm’ against Russian aggression ahead of regional summit

Prime Minister Liz Truss to attend European leaders’ meeting in Prague to galvanise the response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Prime Minister will urge leaders to stand united in the face of Russian aggression as Europe faces “its biggest crisis since the Second World War”, when she addresses a regional summit in the Czech Republic today [6th October]. 

In a series of bilateral meetings and plenary sessions in Prague, the Prime Minister will encourage countries to go further and faster to end Europe’s reliance on Russian hydrocarbons and “usher in a new era of resilience and independence.”

She will call on leaders to commit at the summit to keeping gas and electricity interconnectors open this winter and is expected to hold talks on joint projects to develop new nuclear and offshore wind capacity. 

[M: Well, the UK after Brexit was kicked out joint energy market. The destruction of Nordstream enables to get back in. Wind power could not be sold to EU markets unless WOULD EU be supplied by cheaper energy from Russia.] 

6 Oct 2022 - PM Liz Truss: Time to find common cause with our European friends

Security, energy and migration are three of the most urgent priorities for the British people, so they are top of my agenda too. That’s why I am travelling to Prague for today’s European leaders’ meeting.

Today’s meeting is not an EU construct or an EU alternative. I am very clear about that. It brings together governments from across Europe, around a third of whom are outside the EU. A post-Brexit Britain, as an independent country outside the EU, should be involved in discussions that affect the entire continent and all of us here at home. We are taking part as an independent sovereign nation, and we will act as one.

Brexit was never about the UK stepping away from our proud and historic role as a leading nation in the region and beyond. We always believed we would find new ways of working that reflected our shared values and interests.

Our actions in Ukraine have shown this to be true. No European country has done more than the UK to arm the Ukrainians in their fight for freedom and to lead the imposition of economic sanctions on Russia. Yet our actions are all the stronger because of the way that we collaborated with our European friends.

6 Oct 2022 - Liz Truss: Ending European reliance on Russian energy...

and tackling the criminal gangs that traffic people across Europe are priorities that President @EmmanuelMacron and I shareGood to agree closer cooperation on these areas with our French friends today.


XII. The French kiss - Do friends blow each other pipelines? 

6 Oct 2022 - UK-France Joint Statement

Prime Minister Liz Truss and President Emmanuel Macron met in the margins of the first Summit of the European Political Community in Prague.

The President and the Prime Minister reaffirmed the strong and historic ties between their two countries. They agreed to hold the next UK-France Summit in 2023 in France to take forward a renewed bilateral agenda.

[M: why do allies need to ensure their friendship? What if UK blew up Nordstream where FRA is a shareholder? Would this explain the choice of the meeting words?] 

Energy transition and decoupling from Russian hydro-carbons are common challenges. The Prime Minister and the President discussed advancing bilateral cooperation in particular on energy. They reaffirmed their belief that both renewable and nuclear energies are part of consistent strategies to achieve energy transition and strategic autonomy.

[M: Liz Truss words sinc with UK statements about ending European reliance on Russian hydrocarbons - post here] 

They confirmed the full support of the UK and French Governments for the new nuclear power station at Sizewell and expect the relevant bodies to finalise arrangements in the coming month. 

6 Oct 2022 - UK Gov:  Meeting European leaders in Prague today,

... the Prime Minister welcomed the strong show of unity against Russian aggression.
The UK will continue to work with our allies to secure our energy supply, tackle people smuggling gangs and stand up to despots.

 


6 Oct 2022 - Prime Minister welcomes ‘powerful show of solidarity’ at European leaders’ meeting

Prime Minister Liz Truss said:

Leaders leave this summit with greater collective resolve to stand up to Russian aggression. What we have seen in Prague is a forceful show of solidarity with Ukraine, and for the principles of freedom and democracy.

The UK will continue to work with our allies to deliver on the British people’s priorities, including ending our reliance on authoritarian regimes for energy and reducing costs for families, tackling people smuggling gangs, and standing up to tyrants 

7 Oct 2022 - France is a friend, UK PM Liz Truss admits after ‘jury’s out’ campaign claim

Truss met Macron for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the president’s European Political Community meeting in Prague, aimed at bringing the continent together in the face of Russian aggression...

 ...She told UK broadcasters before Thursday’s meeting she had worked “very, very closely” with the president and the French government in Paris.

We’re both very clear the foe is (Russian President) Vladimir Putin, who has through his appalling war in Ukraine threatened freedom and democracy in Europe and pushed up energy prices which we’re now all having to deal with,” she added.

7 Oct 2022 - Informal meeting of heads of state or government

Main results

EU leaders met in Prague to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine and its impact on the energy situation in Europe, including its economic ramifications. 

Remarks by President Charles Michel following the informal meeting of the EU heads of state or government in Prague 

[M: Note that him and Ursula von der Leyen are, based on available data, prime suspects of cover-up as they were the very first to frame and define the attack as "sabotage" not the "terrorist attack". See my post about it here.]  
 
...This gives me the opportunity to say a word about yesterday’s meeting - a historic meeting because, for the first time, the countries of the European continent, 44 countries that share the same ambition to work together for peace, prosperity and stability, had the opportunity to meet for the first time in this new format... 

...We have taken decisions to strengthen the sanctions imposed against Russia as we need to increase pressure on the Kremlin. In addition, both today and yesterday, we stressed the importance of reaching out to third countries in order to counter the Russian narrative....

...We have also had the opportunity today, in this informal meeting of the European Council, to address this fundamental issue of the energy situation. Let us be clear, we all understand that Russia has unleashed a war against the Ukrainian people, who are suffering from this war on a daily basis and who are courageously fighting for the values we share and for their own future, but also for the future of the European project and of Europe itself. Indeed, Russia has launched an energy missile against the European continent and the world. We are facing an energy crisis....

 [M: To sum it up... We are united... We impose more sanctions ... We are in energy crisis together... This looks to me like a joint decision / policy of a coordinated cover-up.

We have had the opportunity to address three issues that we feel are extremely important and for which European action is indispensable. Firstly, it is important to take action to reduce consumption and demand. Initial decisions have been taken on the initiative of the European Commission, and thanks to the rapid work done by the Czech Presidency, we will continue to ensure that consumption is reduced. 

The second point is the question of security of supply. We have been working for some months now to ensure that stocks can be built up as much as possible. This is a good step, and it is important. Since before the summer, we have also been discussing the importance of gradually setting up platforms for the joint purchase of energy resources. We had the opportunity to revisit this subject today, and we perceived increasing support for continuing to make progress. Especially, for example, to be able to replenish stocks when it becomes necessary to do so again. This is one of the examples that were mentioned, for which the Commission has made proposals in its roadmap. 

[M: Well, the UK has been really preparing for this day in advance, changing its energy security strategy several times, post Brexit and it paid out, it became net energy exporter later on. Considering it is a prime suspect of the sabotage this is, in my opinion, quite a reason to suspect EU top politicians for a treason] 

The third element is the question of prices. This is having a painful impact on families and on households. It may also be painful for our businesses, and it has an economic impact. I would also like to say today that we felt a shared desire on the part of European leaders to be mobilised with a common ambition to reduce the price of energy resources and to work with the Council and the European Commission, so that this Council meeting must be seen today as a strategic step leading towards the next European Council, which should be an opportunity to move forward in terms of taking the required measures into consideration.

[M: Families and households are collateral damage.]  

Countering Russian narratives

Russia’s war against Ukraine is having huge consequences that go beyond Europe, including in terms of the global food security crisis. In this context, EU leaders stressed the importance of reaching out to third countries to counter Russian narratives and expressed their determination to support their partners across the world in addressing food security issues. 

 

XII. Lies, Bigger Lies and Statistics - The 1.5 Trillion size self inflicted Margin call against utilities energy post

7 October 2022 - European Council President Charles MichelRussia has launched an energy missile against the European continent and the world. 

XIII. The blame game begins - There are no (known) Russian motives

12 Oct 2022 - Putin says goal behind Nord Stream attack was to undermine continent’s energy security

Putin described the attack on the Nord Streams as "a most dangerous precedent." "It shows that any vital transport, energy or utility infrastructure is now in jeopardy regardless of where it is located or who operates it or whether those are subsea pipelines or ground-based ones."

15 Oct 2022 - The priority must be stability and a strong focus on 

...reducing energy costs and financial stewardship. Liz Truss made a tough call today but the duty of a PM has to be security - both economic and national.

17 Oct 2022 - Why wasn't Liz Truss in Parliament? Penny Mourdant denies PM was 'cowering under her desk' as she was missing from urgent question 

17 Oct 2022 - Keep calm Britain, Liz Truss isn’t hiding under a desk

Liz Truss had a ‘very good reason’ for a Commons no-show, but it’s a secret.

17 Oct 2022 - SEA MONSTER Putin’s city-killer sub Belgorod with Poseidon nuke drone seen just 270 miles from Nato border in chilling satellite pic

18 Oct 2022 - PM call with President Macron of France

The Prime Minister spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.

The leaders discussed their deep concern at Russia’s recent barbaric attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine.

They agreed the UK and France will continue to work closely together with allies to support Ukraine and coordinate our response to Russian aggression.

The Prime Minister and President Macron also welcomed the recent opportunity to meet in person at the leaders’ summit in Prague, and looked forward to continuing to deepen bilateral cooperation.

[M: Speculation... Thank you for going along and not blowing us apart?.] 

XIV. The END - Anglo-Saxons, Russian perspective post  

I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.

Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.

Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent.

And our country had been held back for too long by low economic growth.

I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this.

We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance. 

[M: After 44 years, after Nordstream destruction, the UK becomes energy net exporter

23 Nov 2022 - Boris Johnson Causes A Stir With Claims About Europe’s Initial Response To Russian Aggression

23 Nov 2022 - “After all my anxieties...I pay tribute to the way the EU has acted. They have been united. The sanctions were tough.”

[M: Perhaps he has orchestrated the mission to cancel Nordstream?]

23 Nov 2022 - BBC - Ukraine war: How Germany ended reliance on Russian gas


CONCLUSION/SUMMARY:

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