Ukraine has been a playground for The US and western governments since 2014.
George Friedman believes the crisis of Ukraine has nothing to do with Ukraine. And the crisis is rooted in Germany, especially as it connects a German pipeline to Russia.
Washington sees the pipeline as a threat to itself in Europe and has tried to stop the project at any time. However, the Nord Stream project is fully operational and ready for use.
German homeowners and businesses have a reliable source of clean and cheap energy, and Russia will have a significant increase in gas revenues. This is a win-win situation for both sides.
The United States, meanwhile, does not want Germany to become more dependent on Russian gas, because that dependence will lead to the development of trade and confidence-building between the two sides, and further, as relations get warmer, More trade barriers will be removed, regulations will be reduced, travel and tourism revenues will increase, and finally, a new security architecture will emerge in a world where Germany and Russia are friendly and trading partners.
In such a situation, there is no need for US military bases and expensive US defence weapons and missile systems, and ultimately there is no need for * NATO *. Also, world energy transactions are no longer tied to the US dollar and US Treasury reserves, New trading partners trade in their own currencies, leading to a sharp devaluation of the dollar and a dramatic shift in US economic dominance.
That is why the Biden government opposes the Nord Stream. This is not just a pipeline, this is a window into the future; A future in which Europe and Asia have become a free trade area and increased their mutual power and prosperity while the United States is outside.
Warmer relations between Germany and Russia.
It threatens the "unipolar" world order that the United States has dominated for the past 75 years, and that means reducing the influence of the American superpower. That's why Washington is determined to end the Nordstream anyway. This is where the Ukrainian card comes to the table. Ukraine is Washington's "weapon of choice" for rolling stream, a strategy from a US foreign policy handbook Washington must understand that Russia is a security threat to Europe.
They must show that Putin is an unreliable aggressor. What is important is that Russia has not invaded any country since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the United States has directly or indirectly overthrown 50 countries or governments in the same period.
The United States has more than 800 military bases around the world. The media does not cover any of this but focuses on "Putin's devil" to plunge the whole of Europe into another bloody war.
All this war propaganda is aimed at provoking and creating a crisis with the aim of destroying and isolating Russia. However, the real target is not Russia, but Germany.
Here is an excerpt from an article by Michael Hudson at UNZ:
"The only way for US diplomats to block European purchases from Russia on the table is a military solution
Victoria Nuland, as Secretary of State, made significant remarks at the State Department's January 27 press conference.
Biden's team wants to stop the "military response" of the Nordstream project. This means creating an inevitable conflict by inciting Putin to send troops across the eastern border.
If Putin catches the bait, the answer will be quick and hard. The media sees the move as a threat to all of Europe, and leaders around the world will condemn Putin as the "new Hitler." This is Washington's strategy in a nutshell.
Germany's domestic policy is now to shut down nuclear power plants and therefore need natural gas.
The answer to why Washington is not working on a new approach, such as boycotting the North Stream pipeline, is simple.
The German people will consider any sanctions as US interference in their internal affairs and the face of the US will become more hated, so Uncle Sam planned for plan B:
An external threat is large enough that Germany would be forced to take the pipeline Block.
For years, the US government has opposed the construction of a Russian gas pipeline to Germany, and Trump has tried hard to block it, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel has opposed it.
The following is from Gerardo Femina article that the link is below this article.
Let’s face it: if the price of gas is rising, if families can’t pay their bills if industries are being forced to close down if we are living this nightmare today, it is because of a trade war that the United States is waging to benefit its own industries. Let us see why.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a doubling of Nord Stream and would lead to a large increase in the amount of gas coming from Russia to Germany and Europe via the Baltic Sea. It was completed in November 2021 but suspended due to pressure from the United States. In fact, Washington has always opposed the construction of this pipeline. For example, Trump did so in 2019 by imposing strict sanctions on companies involved in the work.
According to political scientist and analyst, George Friedman, founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures: ‘For the United States, the primordial fear is… German technology and German capital, Russia’s natural resources, Russian manpower, as the only combination that has for centuries scared the hell out of the United States. This collaboration would lead to a loss of power and control over Europe; Germany (Europe) – Russia axis cannot be allowed!
The price of gas began to rise following the suspension of Nord Stream 2. In fact, in recent months the Russians have continued to honour their gas supply contracts without changing either the quantity or the price. Many experts say that there has been speculation on the part of the storage companies, which, seeing their reserves depleted and uncertain about the future, have raised prices. But it is more likely to be a deliberate move for several reasons:
to prevent Russia’s cooperation with Europe and in particular with Germany. 2. to sell its own shale gas.
The United States is perhaps the largest producer of gas, known as Natural Gas Liquids (NGL), thanks to a technique called fracking that obtains this fuel from the fragmentation of shale rocks, a highly polluting and dangerous technique. This liquid gas is transported by ship and then turned back into gaseous form. The US would like to replace Russia in the supply of gas to Europe, even though NGL is 2-3 times more expensive.
Now we understand the trap that the US has built: threatening to invade the Donbass to repress the Russian minority (which in reality is almost a majority in that region) in order to provoke Russia’s reaction. Then new sanctions would be triggered and the final closure of Nord Stream 2 would be justified. Europe would be left with no alternative but to supply itself with American shale gas.
In short, the interests of Europe and the United States do not coincide. We can also say that in reality, we are not in the presence of a war between Russia and Ukraine, as Washington’s propaganda would have us believe, but rather an indirect war between the United States and Europe.
US-German gas trade war: the US trap by Gerardo Femina
Who is George Friedman?
George Friedman (Hungarian: Friedman György, born February 1, 1949) is a Hungarian-born U.S. geopolitical forecaster and strategist on international affairs. He is the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, an online publication that analyzes and forecasts the course of global events.
So, Ukraine is the playground for the US, fooling a nation that is paying a heavy price for American greed.