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[[File:Donald Trump official presidential photo.jpg|180px|right|thumb|[[Donald Trump]] warned the Germans not to be too reliant on Russian gas, but they literally and publicly smirked at him.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg Germany Reacts to Trump's UNGA Speech]</ref>]]
According to ''Kingpin Chess Magazine'', there is no evidence that [[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin]] plays [[chess]] (See: [https://www.kingpinchess.net/2019/05/vladimir-putin-doesnt-play-chess/ Vladimir Putin Doesn’t Play Chess]). According to a popular chess forum, chess Grandmaster [[Gary Kasparov]] stated that "Putin isn't a chess player either in actuality nor by character."<ref>[https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/how-well-does-putin-play-chess How well does Putin play chess?], Chess.com</ref> See: [[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess|There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]] and [[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess#Chessmaster Gary Kasparov on Vladimir Putin|Chessmaster Gary Kasparov on Vladimir Putin]]. 

Prior to the [[Nordstream]] gas pipelines sabotage via underwater bombings (Both Nordstream 1 and Nordstream 2 were sabotaged), there were many instances of conflicts/disagreements between Russia and Ukraine/USA. Ukraine is a [[cleft country]] and cleft countries are often powderkegs when it comes to geopolitical conflicts.  

The Ukrainians and/or the USA sabotaged the Nordstream gas pipelines (See: [https://archive.is/qnqdq Mark Bowden, author of ''Blackhawk Down,'' has produced the most impressive investigation of the Nordstream bombing yet] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nord_Stream_pipeline_sabotage 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage] and [https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline] by SEYMOUR HERSH).

Nord Stream 2, an underwater gas pipeline, was developed and is operated by Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of the Russian state energy company Gazprom headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. Construction of the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 was completed in September 2021.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-may-demand-compensation-over-nord-stream-explosions-diplomat-2023-03-27/#:~:text=Nord%20Stream%201%20opened%20in,into%20Ukraine%20in%20February%202022. Russia may demand compensation for Nord Stream pipeline blasts - diplomat], Reuters, 2023</ref> 

China is now a buyer of a significant amount of Russian oil and gas [[Essay: The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy|due to the Europeans sanctioning Russian oil and gas]]. When Putin chose to launch his special military operation in February in 2022 relative to Ukraine, 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 sabotage the Nordstream gas pipelines given that they helped 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.). And 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: 
[[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]]).

Putin, like a good chess player who thinks several chess moves ahead, should have predicted that the Ukrainians and/or [[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. 

An additional point, "According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, new natural gas-fired plants come with a levelized cost of $48 per MWh compared to existing nuclear's cost of $33.50 per MWh."<ref>[https://www.nei.org/news/2018/cost-of-nuclear-generation-reaches-10-year-low#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20U.S.%20Energy,cost%20of%20%2433.50%20per%20MWh. Nuclear Energy Institute on energy economics]</ref>

[[Donald Trump]] warned the Germans not to be too reliant on Russian gas, but they literally and publicly smirked at him.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg Germany Reacts to Trump's UNGA Speech]</ref>

[[File:Sikorski tweet.PNG|center|300px|thumb|Former Polish Foreign and Defense Minister and Member of the EU Parliament thanked the United States for the [[Biden regime]]'s [[environmentalism|environmental]] [[terrorism]] and Act of War against Russia and the German people.<ref>https://twitter.com/radeksikorski/status/1574800653724966915</ref>]]
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[[File:Nord Stream II Lubmin.jpg|center|300px|thumb|German protest against Russian sanctions and for opening the Nord Stream pipeline on the morning before the U.S. environmental terrorist attack on the pipeline.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-blew-russian-gas-pipelines-nord-stream-1-2-says-former-polish-defense-minister</ref>]]
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== User Conservative's geopolitics essays ==

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See also: [[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]] ]]

==== General ====

*[[Essay: The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?|The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?]]
*[[Essay: What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?|What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?]]
*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]

==== The United States ====

*[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]
*[[Essay: Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?|Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?]]

==== China ====

*[[Essay:Skepticism about China remaining a global power|Skepticism about China remaining a global power]]

*[[Essay: The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China|The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China]]

==== Russia ====


*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]

*[[Essay: Russian war crimes in Ukraine|Russian war crimes in Ukraine]]

*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future|Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]

*[[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]]

*[[Essay: China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline|China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline]]

*[[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]]

*[[Essay: The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy|The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy]]

*[[Essay: Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline|Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline]]

*[[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]

*[[Essay: Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world.|Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world]]

*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?|Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?]]

*[[Essay: Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!|Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!]]

*[[Essay: The Russian Army compared to the Israeli army. Why is the Israeli army so outstanding?|The Russian Army compared to the Israeli army. Why is the Israeli army so outstanding?]]

*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!|Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!]] - Humor

*[[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess|There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]] - Humor

*[[Essay: Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman|Essay: Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman]] - Humor

==== War in Ukraine ====

*[[Essay: How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes|How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes]]
*[[Essay: The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years|The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years]]

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