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The United States turned its attitude and began to help European brothers find oil, but Venezuela said it was not in a hurry

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A few days ago, the White House released a tweet with a group photo of the leaders of the United States and its allies, with the accompanying text that the alliance partnership of the United States is the strongest ever. The tweet also said that Finland and Sweden should join NATO to deepen their transatlantic partnership.

The United States turned its attitude and began to help European brothers find oil, but Venezuela said it was not in a hurry

The intention of the United States is obvious, former President Trump's "withdrawal from the group" turmoil has seriously affected the alliance system of the United States, and the Biden administration can only "wipe its ass" in the back. However, contrary to expectations, the tweet caused triple irony from netizens, Russia and even allies. The United States, which has one set on the surface and one set behind the other, is still showing its stuffing after all.

First of all, netizens. Some American netizens believe that the United States should pay more attention to the turbulent domestic society and the international community on the verge of World War III, rather than only boasting about the role of the alliance. Some netizens also said that what is the use of such a "powerful" alliance, the Ukrainian crisis still broke out, and world peace has not been achieved.

It can be seen that American netizens are not very interested in war, and what they want is a stable and peaceful domestic and foreign environment. Unfortunately, the U.S. government is not aware of this.

This is followed by Russia. Russia chose to hit the nail on the point, pointing out that NATO is not at all, as the White House describes it, but an "alliance designed to confront." The Russian side also released a cruel word that Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO does not pose a threat to Russia at all, and the implication is that I do not pay attention to your "expansion" at all.

The United States turned its attitude and began to help European brothers find oil, but Venezuela said it was not in a hurry

Russia is more concerned about NATO's eastward expansion, about the "weight" of what it says on the Eurasian continent, and Russia does not pay attention to the slogan of the alliance.

Finally, European allies. While the United States is praising the alliance partnership, European countries frequently question "Is the United States still our ally?" French President Emmanuel Macron is even going to visit Washington on December 1 in person, or to impose "double standards" on the United States in the energy and industrial sectors.

It can be said that the relationship between the United States under Biden and its allies has not returned to the level before Trump, and may usher in the second turmoil since the Trump era.

If the United States wants to turn the tide, it can only start from two aspects, one is to benefit the economy, and the other is to give energy.

It is easy to do for the economy, and most of Macron's trip is also to talk about this. The United States will not be foolish enough to cling to a cornucopia alone when its allies are so dissatisfied. As long as the United States still controls high-end industries and controls the entire production and supply chain.

The United States turned its attitude and began to help European brothers find oil, but Venezuela said it was not in a hurry

It's oil.

Nowadays, Europe uses all kinds of methods to save electricity, what peak power use, power rationing, closing windows, less bathing and so on. On the 28th, in order to save electricity, the European Organization for Nuclear Research also closed the High Energy Physics Laboratory of the Large Hadron Collider two weeks in advance.

However, the cold is difficult to carry. After Germany insisted on the Russian energy ban, a wave of cold air also came as promised. German parliamentarians are trying to keep warm in various ways to resist the cold working conditions, but the number of cold-catching workers has increased significantly. Green MP Kunast complained that "the Capitol is unpleasantly cold".

In the more favorable environment of the Capitol, the staff is still like this, not to mention the lives of other ordinary people.

In order to alleviate the energy crisis and save the alliance, the United States had to relax sanctions against Venezuela, and its attitude towards its government turned sharply. The simple reason is that Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves and has extracted more than 3 million barrels of oil per day.

But the change in attitude of the United States does not mean that the people of Europe will usher in a lot of energy.

One is that Venezuela is not without temper. If your attitude changes, I will immediately increase production to save you? Simply impossible!

The United States turned its attitude and began to help European brothers find oil, but Venezuela said it was not in a hurry

Second, under US sanctions, Venezuela's infrastructure, technology, and market operation capacity for oil production have been destroyed. Today, Venezuela's oil production is below 1 million barrels per day, and it will take at least two years to gradually recover.

Third, the United States has not completely "exempted" Venezuela. Venezuela is restricted in drilling new oil fields, and U.S. oil companies have been granted licenses to resume oil trading in Venezuela. Therefore, Venezuela's ability to mitigate the global oil crisis remains to be seen.

In short, the United States is aware of Europe's grievances, but it is not doing enough. If it wants to make real friends, the United States must abandon the concept of hegemonism and adhere to the common development of all mankind!

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