I don’t understand what motivation there would be.
The obvious beneficiaries are the Ukrainians. It makes it hard for the rissians to promise to turn on those taps and forces the Germans to make a one-way shift away from such a deep dependence on Russian gas.
There is no reason for the Russians to do this. I suppose some Baltic state might have some incentive, to keep the Germans from wavering, but I’m not sure any of them have the capability or willingness to take such a risk.
The obvious beneficiaries are the Ukrainians. It makes it hard for the rissians to promise to turn on those taps and forces the Germans to make a one-way shift away from such a deep dependence on Russian gas.
There is no reason for the Russians to do this. I suppose some Baltic state might have some incentive, to keep the Germans from wavering, but I’m not sure any of them have the capability or willingness to take such a risk.
And China? What could they gain?