102K views · Jul 11, 2018 · 1:35 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2022–2023
An AP clip from the July 2018 NATO breakfast in Brussels in which Donald Trump says a gas pipeline leaves Germany totally controlled by and captive to Russia.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited in energy-crisis threads as evidence that Germany's dependence on Russian energy was flagged years before 2022.
“They've been warned about this danger for years.”HN comment, 2022
“German bureaucrats laugh at Trump after he says the country could become totally dependent on Russian energy”
Trump's 2018 warning on German dependence on Russian energy
Related content "Trump: Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia'" this video German bureaucrats laugh at Trump after he says the country could become totally dependent on Russian energy: link
“They've been warned about this danger for years.”
Germany was warned in 2018 about Russian energy dependence
Yep. They've been warned about this danger for years. Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia' (2018) this video
“Cheap Russian energy was the drug that Germany got hooked on.”
Trump's remarks on German reliance on Russian energy proved correct
I'm definitely no fan of Trump, but if you separate the messenger from the message here, he's actually totally correct here: this video Cheap Russian energy was the drug that Germany got hooked on. Every viewer of after-school specials knows you shouldn't get hooked on the drug dealer's freebies.
