Since three months ago, when the United States hyped up the false news of "Russia invaded Ukraine" and single-handedly provoked the Ukraine crisis, the European allies of the United States, especially the EU member states represented by Germany and France, have been in an extremely embarrassing position. On the one hand, in view of the tense atmosphere on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Europe must be tied to the United States to seek strategic security; but on the other hand, European strategic autonomy has just begun, and Europeans are not willing to be bound to the United States, so both Macron and Scholz are trying their best to ease Russian-Ukrainian relations and defuse the influence of the United States on the situation between Russia and Ukraine.
But the United States is not afraid of the gun between Russia and Ukraine, afraid of Europe to abandon the United States to solve the security problems, so the United States expressed dissatisfaction with the initiative of Germany and France to mediate, originally the United States provoked the "Ukraine crisis", there is a plan to control the EU energy security, reduce European energy autonomy, so dragging Europe into the "energy trap" is also one of Biden's plans. Sure enough, when Scholz came to Moscow to communicate with Putin, "bad news" came from Germany.
According to the Global Network, Germany's natural gas reserves have fallen to an all-time low. According to a representative of the German Economy Ministry, the load rate of German gas storage facilities is only 35%, significantly lower than in previous years, and last week the German government also admitted that the country's gas reserves have fallen to "worrying" levels.
Loopholes in energy security are perhaps the hardest trouble for the German chancellor to face. This winter, Europe's energy supply was already very unstable, and prices soared. The Dutch TTF has always been regarded as the "European gas price vane", which rose to 88 euros and 1 MWh on the 14th, the highest price since this month, while the price of electricity in Germany has also risen, which is already very dangerous.
The U.S. layout of European energy security predates the "Ukraine crisis." As early as last September, the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was completed, but due to the delay in using the censorship problem, many media reported that behind the suspension of Nord Stream 2 was the shadow of the United States. Without pressure from the United States, Merkel desperately pushed in the late stage of the administration, and even at the expense of Turning Face with Trump to cooperate with Russia to complete the Nord Stream 2, it is impossible to be stopped casually, and later after the new German government came to power, nor did nord the Nord Stream 2 cold treatment.
For months, the United States had wanted Germany to use Nord Stream 2 as a "geopolitical weapon" to sanction Russia, but Scholz did not give a promise, and even though Biden threatened to "once Russia invades Ukraine, Nord Stream 2 will cease to exist," Scholz still did not give a clear answer.
He said neither to restore ventilation nor to abolish it. Scholz was well aware that today, Germany has a hard time escaping American calculations. Now, under the "Ukraine crisis" and the huge gap in Europe's natural gas supply, Biden's goal has finally been achieved.
Just this past weekend, the U.S. liquefied gas export terminals were full of tankers waiting to be loaded and unloaded, and soon these tankers will sail to Europe with a full load of U.S. natural gas, and on this day, U.S. natural gas exports also set a record, and the United States found new ways to make money.
As Demand in Europe soared, the United States became the world's largest exporter of natural gas for the first time last December. While the United States is frantically exporting natural gas, it has also invited Allies such as Japan and South Korea to provide natural gas resources to support Europe. At this point, Europe's energy security has been almost mastered by the United States, and the only variable is "Nord Stream 2".
Strictly speaking, Biden single-handedly created Europe's energy crisis, but his goal was only half achieved, and if Europe then turns closer to Russia, then what awaits the White House is a situation of total loss.
Originally from the Social Democratic Party, Scholz has a natural emphasis on Russia, and the cheap and high-quality Russian natural gas can not only effectively alleviate the European energy crisis, but also ensure Germany's energy security. It can be said that this is a deal that satisfies both Russia and Germany.
Russia has provided europe with more than a third of its natural gas for many years, which is difficult for the United States to replace in a short period of time, and with the development of the epidemic, Russia's position as a European energy supplier has become more and more stable. Russian-European cooperation has always been the people's desire, this point of the market's response is the most intuitive, at the end of last month, the Nord Stream 2 project announced the establishment of a German subsidiary, and soon the European stock market was stimulated by good news and rose sharply.
But if Both Russia and Germany are satisfied, the United States will be angry. Part of the reason why the United States created the "Ukraine crisis" was to completely sever Russia's ties with Europe and never to let Nord Stream 2 suffer.
However, judging from Scholz's attitude, he will not categorically deny Biden's claims, but he will not easily give up his own interests. The German chancellor, who has just visited the United States, has shown considerable resilience, and perhaps this is the biggest confidence of European politicians who advocate European independence and get rid of the shackles of the United States, and play with the United States.