Will Russia HALT Gas to the West? - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 2.48pm post the following, " Germany and France have again rejected demands by Russia that European countries pay for its gas in rouble as an unacceptable breach of contracts, adding that the manoeuvre amounted to “blackmail”, Reuters report.  "

Lets Get Real:

Putin is trying to con the West the he will STOP the gas to the West, he cannot do that, the Russian economy would founder and Putin could not afford to carry on with his WAR in the Ukraine.  The above is KREMLIN move to see if it can split the West on the issue of gas and its support for the Ukraine.  One does wonder if Putin is that out of it, that he only sees what he wants to see and cannot accept that the WAR was a massive mistake.  If Russia cuts off the GAS the European economy would take a major blow, but it would show that the West could not be blackmailed by Russia.  The West should still pay for its gas through using DOLLARS or EUROS, if the Russians have a problem, then its their fault, they invaded the Ukraine and NOW they are paying the political price. 

The West is addicted to Russian Oil and Gas - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.53pm post the following, " Now the taboo of taboos, known as energy security, looks like it may be smashed too. Russian violence against Ukraine is heaping pressure on the EU to impose energy sanctions. The bloc depends on Russia for 40% of its natural gas and a quarter of its oil imports....What’s the point of all the EU’s financial sanctions, if Vladimir Putin’s war chest is filled on a daily basis with oil and gas revenues, you might ask?  So here we are: the US and Ukraine’s indefatigable President Zelensky are leaning on Brussels to slap sanctions on oil imports at least.  "

Lets Get Real:

As noted in the article Germany, Italy might have a problem with the banning of Russian gas and oil, today oil is running $130 dollars, what might happen if Western Europe has to go and look for other area for oil.  It can be postulated China will take the extra oil, they might get it at a lower price from Putin, thus spurring on the ECONOMY of China as the WORLD comes out of COVID - 19.  The West has to make Putin lose in the Ukraine, otherwise the Russian Federation will be up to the Polish border, how long before Putin's complains about that and we risk Putin placing pressure on Poland and the NATO States, thus a chance of World War 3,so whatever happens in the Ukraine, Russian and PUTIN must be stopped whatever the cost to the consumers of OIL AND PETNROL, its that on World War 3 down the road.  The economic sanctions of the West will hurt Russia and the Russian people, but half of the population support the action in the Ukraine, they have been feed Russian lies by Putin, he controls TV and the Press.  The word INVASION and WAR has been declared illegal by the     Russian Duma and men, women and even children are being arrested if they oppose the WAR.