EU Reaches Deal to Ration Gas Amid Russian Cut-Off Fears
SnopesJUL 2022
Day 153 Roundup: Gazprom to Further Cut European Gas Supplies; Russia Indicates Intention to Overthrow Zelenskyy
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The Spin
Anti-Russia narrative
The West must cut trade with and energy dependence on Moscow to limit Russian revenues in this escalating economic war. The Kremlin is making a myriad of excuses for their agressive actions and the decision to wage a "gas war" demands further sanctions.
Pro-Russia narrative
It's hypocritical to impose sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, but not on the US for invading Iraq for equally unjustified reasons, or on Israel for invading and annexing Arab lands.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 69% chance that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2022, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
