Another good one, Harold! And of course, what you said above is, and has always been the case -- and when they don't, then it's China. {SMDH}

I knew it was Ukraine (aided no doubt by the U.S.)when the Nord Stream was blown up -- "Cui bono?" was my first question. And Victoria Nuland's "Fuck the EU" should've been a damned wake-up call for the damned EU given they'd be most direly affected (and they are). And now, as a result, the U.S. is making money hand-over-fist from them by selling them Liquified Natural Gas(LNG) -- go figure!!