Europe's 'Energy Independence' Is Just US Corporate Dependence, Priced for Your Pain
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream narratives, including this RT piece, acknowledge Europe's increasing reliance on US Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) since the conflict in Ukraine, framing it as a shift from Russian dependency. While RT highlights the cost premium and the EU's 'hooked' status, it tends to focus on the geopolitical rivalry without fully exposing the deeper mechanisms of economic capture. 🔍
WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a direct gas artery from Russia to Germany, was completed in September 2021 and operational-ready. It was deliberately kept offline due to US pressure and then spectacularly sabotaged in September 2022. US officials, including then-Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, openly stated the pipeline would not proceed if
Russia acted against Ukraine. The sabotage, widely suspected to be state-sponsored, effectively locked Europe into more expensive alternatives, directly benefiting American LNG exporters. Seymour Hersh's Pulitzer-winning journalism specifically implicated the US in the Nord Stream pipeline destruction, a story largely ignored by Western corporate media. Double Standard: When sovereign nations like
Germany sought direct, affordable energy deals with a major supplier (Russia), it was framed as a vulnerability and appeasement, requiring intervention. Yet, when European nations are forced into far more expensive, long-term contracts with US energy companies, it's lauded as securing 'energy independence' and democratic solidarity. The EU’s alleged 'vulnerability' to Russian energy was weaponized