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"Russia Does Not Seem to Be After Ukraine's Gas Reserves"
"There seems to be, quite simply, very little reason to believe that the true stakes of the war in Ukraine are the country's natural gas reserves.
Ukrainian gas fields appear too small to justify the costs of the invasion, too hard to keep, and almost impossible for Russia to exploit.
One of the few things Russia is not short on already is hydrocarbons. If Moscow hoped to cheaply take over Ukrainian gas reserves, it would appear no less misguided and miscalculated than the hope for a quick and painless regime change."
- Yeah, always thought the hydrocarbons angle was a strange take, given Russia's vast resources in that regard.Nairn