In 2001, #Norway and #Poland began construction of the Trans Baltic Pipeline (TBP). 21 years later, it was completed and the opening ceremony was on Sept 27, 2022; yes, the same day as the #NordStreamSabotage.
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After 21 years of construction, it is not a coincidence that Poland celebrated the opening of its TBP from Norway hours before - like the calm before the storm - the #Nordstream1 and #NordStream2 were detonated.
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Poland and the US have long been critics of #Nordstream. US suggested early 2022 that they would shut down #NordStream2 without implying specifically how, since they don't have any control of it.
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Poland has said the TBP will provide 2x the amount of natural gas that they originally planned. TBP will send more nat gas to Poland than they can consume. How convenient that its opening ceremony was on the same day as the Nord Stream pipelines being detonated.
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Economically, Poland stands to benefit significantly. Poland is now the toll/middleman for Germany and others in the region to purchase nat gas originating from Norway.
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The motives for Poland and the US seem obscure (Germany is a friend after all, right?!), yet were made clear with the timing too coincidental to be a coincidence with the Nord Stream detonations just hours after the Trans Baltic Pipeline opening ceremony.
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Germany knows it. Meanwhile, the world is left to assume Putin did it.
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US reduces demand for Russian nat gas. Poland increases the utility of their Trans Baltic Pipeline and revenues as a middleman exporter. Germany learns a couple lessons, about its friends and foes.
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