Russian Media Thrilled By Biden's LNG "Gift" To Putin

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Russian Media Thrilled By Biden's LNG "Gift" To Putin


by Tyler Durden

Saturday, Feb 17, 2024


This week, President Vladimir Putin praised President Joe
Biden as a more experienced and predictable president than
Donald Trump, hoping the 81yo president "with a poor memory"
wins a second term.

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Meanwhile, Trump made remarks during a campaign rally
Wednesday night in South Carolina on Putin's comments:

"He's just said that he would much rather have Joe Biden
as president than Trump. Now that's a compliment. A lot
of people said, 'Oh, gee, that's too bad.' No, no,
that's a good thing."

Democrats spent years framing Trump as 'Putin's puppet,' but
the actions by Biden, essentially handing over the global
energy kingdom to Moscow by halting permits for new
liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects in Texas, is a
stark reminder of why Putin prefers the elderly and weak
president.

Last month, the Wall Street Journal editorial board called
Biden's LNG export license halt "an election-year gift to
Russia and Iran."

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And the editorial board is out with another piece titled
"Biden's LNG 'Gift' to Vladimir Putin."

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This latest note by the editorial board points out how
Russian media is "thrilled" by Biden's LNG gas export ban:

"Now it is not Russia, but the United States that wants
to bring the Germans to their knees," gloated the
Russian newspaper Pravda after the Energy Department
imposed a moratorium on permits for new LNG export
projects last month. Pravda argued that Germany will
eventually have to return to buying Russian gas because
it will have no other choice, and it may be right.

They cite another Russian media outlet:

RedDigest, a Russian-based news source, also predicted
Europe will need to buy more Russian gas and be forced
to pay a higher price. "The EU may well turn to Moscow
for additional supplies. Of course, there will be no
talk of any discounts," a Feb. 3 article sneered.
Mr. Biden's LNG embargo will leave Europe more vulnerable
to Mr. Putin's energy blackmail.

And another:

Bloknot, a pro-war Russian media outlet, accused the
U.S. of scheming to replace Russian gas and then pulling
the rug from under Europeans. "A brilliant scam: how the
States fooled Europe with gas," read a Bloknot headline.
RT (formerly Russia Today) gloated that Mr. Biden's "very
timely decision to ban LNG exports" was a "gift to Russian
leader Vladimir Putin."

In a separate note, WSJ said Biden's attempt to punish Texas
over the border dispute is part of a campaign by wealthy
donors - including the Rockefeller family - to pressure the
government into shifting away from LNG.

Why are America's elites and an elderly president with a
"poor memory" giving Putin the keys to the global energy
kingdom under the guise of 'climate change'?