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Nord Stream 2 was developed and is operated by Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of the Russian state energy company Gazprom headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Nord Stream 2 was developed and is operated by Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of the Russian state energy company Gazprom headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Vladimir Putin certainly should have predicted China's growing economic problems and that an anti-Russian politician with low ethics such as Joe Biden would give the green light to sabotaging a pipeline used to help fund Russia's war effort (Even though it was also used to provide the Germans cheap Russian gas. And keep in mind that the Germans have not given their promised 2% of their GNP to fund their military which NATO members promise to do.). But now, Russia will be facing significant upcoming economic problems given China's significant and growing economic problems (See: [[Essay: Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines|Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines]]). On top of this, the war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis worse (See:  

Vladimir Putin certainly should have predicted China's growing economic problems and that an anti-Russian politician with low ethics such as Joe Biden would give the green light to sabotaging a pipeline used to help fund Russia's war effort (Even though it was also used to provide the Germans cheap Russian gas. And keep in mind that the Germans have not given their promised 2% of their GNP to fund their military which NATO members promise to do.). But now, Russia will be facing significant upcoming economic problems given China's significant and growing economic problems (See: <nowiki>[[Essay: Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines|Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines]]</nowiki>). On top of this, the war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis worse (See:  

[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]).

<nowiki>[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]</nowiki>).

Clearly, Putin is not a master of the geopolitics chessboard who is thinking many moves ahead (See: [[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]]). However, before this, I will readily admit that some people were saying that Putin was some kind of 4D chess player when it comes to geopolitics. Two of the most important portions of a chess game are the middle game and the end game. When Putin launched his special military operation in Ukraine, its clear he was merely thinking of the opening game and not the long-term consequences of it in terms of geopolitics relative to Russia. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:10, September 26, 2023 (EDT)

Clearly, Putin is not a master of the geopolitics chessboard who is thinking many moves ahead (See: <nowiki>[[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]]</nowiki>). However, before this, I will readily admit that some people were saying that Putin was some kind of 4D chess player when it comes to geopolitics. Two of the most important portions of a chess game are the middle game and the end game. When Putin launched his special military operation in Ukraine, its clear he was merely thinking of the opening game and not the long-term consequences of it in terms of geopolitics relative to Russia. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:10, September 26, 2023 (EDT)

:I will also point out to any Machiavelli fans, that Putin should have predicted that Joe Biden would play [[realpolitik]] hardball given the prevalence and history of hardball politics in Russia. The Germans could have predicted this as well given that Ukraine is a [[Cleft country|cleft county]] powderkeg and that a German coined the concept of realpolitik. Germany should have been more like France and developed more nuclear power capabilities, but instead the German Green Party has had undue influence on German politics. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:24, September 26, 2023 (EDT)

:I will also point out to any Machiavelli fans, that Putin should have predicted that Joe Biden would play [[realpolitik]] hardball given the prevalence and history of hardball politics in Russia. The Germans could have predicted this as well given that Ukraine is a [[Cleft country|cleft county]] powderkeg and that a German coined the concept of realpolitik. Germany should have been more like France and developed more nuclear power capabilities, but instead the German Green Party has had undue influence on German politics. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:24, September 26, 2023 (EDT)