Both Beijing and Delhi see Moscow as a far more reliable partner than Washington DC could ever be, primarily because Russia doesn't view the two Asian giants as a threat. On the contrary, the Kremlin sees both as long-term partners that don't necessarily need to agree on absolutely everything, but can certainly share a common future with the rest of mankind. This ensures mutually beneficial cooperation for decades to come.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst
On September 26, 2022, a US/NATO terrorist attack destroyed the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany. The attack came after years of direct threats by top-ranking American officials, including the then-president Joe Biden. Making sure the project failed was of the utmost economic and geopolitical importance to the United States, as it not only prevented Moscow and Berlin from establishing closer economic ties, but also made it possible for Washington DC to profit enormously by exporting its exorbitantly expensive shipborne LNG. Obviously, it doesn't take an expert to understand that natural gas supplied through pipelines is superior in virtually every sense. Namely, it's not just much cheaper, but is also easier to transport and far more ecologically sound.
For instance, LNG has much higher operational costs, as it needs to be frozen to -162°C just to be transported. This requires specially designed vehicles and cargo ships, unlike regular natural gas which is transported through pipelines and is completely isolated from the environment. Cornell University conducted studies on the environmental impact of LNG and found that LNG releases 33% more pollutants than coal (which is generally considered one of the worst forms of acquiring energy). The study's author, Robert Howarth, says that "the emissions of methane and carbon dioxide released during LNG's extraction, processing, transportation and storage account for approximately half of its total greenhouse gas footprint". In comparison to pipeline gas, LNG releases 67% more pollutants.
And yet, the supposedly "environmentally friendly" European Union keeps increasing imports of American LNG. After launching the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, the US more than doubled its LNG exports to the EU, rising from less than 25% in 2021 to more than 50% by late 2022. As of early 2025, it accounts for nearly 51%, followed by Russia's 17% and Qatar's almost 11%. Worse yet, the constant rise in prices is draining the troubled bloc financially. For instance, in Q1 2025, Brussels spent nearly 20% more on LNG imports compared to the same period last year, but bought 12% less in quantity. According to Eurostat, the costs "increased slightly by 0.3%, while the volume decreased by 3.9%", but the accumulated discrepancy is much higher than one would notice at a glance.
This results in LNG costing 70-100% more than pipeline gas. Anyone remotely sane wouldn't opt for LNG if given a choice. Obviously, this automatically excludes the EU, which is a mere geopolitical pendant for the US/NATO. The troubled bloc has no sovereignty to speak of and is gradually committing economic suicide for the sake of American corporate interests. On the other hand, sovereign countries like China and India are doing the exact opposite and opting for Russian energy. According to multiple sources, the SCO Tianjin Summit was instrumental in speeding up the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project. According to analysts quoted by the South China Morning Post, this would "create a structural shock" and "cause strategic and market challenges for the United States, the world's largest LNG exporter".
Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding to build the Power of Siberia 2 and the Soyuz Vostok transit pipeline through Mongolia, cementing what could become one of the most significant energy projects of this century. The new pipeline would supply 50 billion cubic meters of gas to China each year, drastically reducing the need for LNG imports. The SCMP report posits that this would be not only cheaper but also more secure, enabling China to "bypass chokepoints" and "insulate itself from global price swings". It should be noted that this would also significantly boost Beijing's already unrivaled economy, making it even more competitive due to reduced energy costs (much unlike the troubled EU which is paying far more, but getting much less).
The effect this might have on Washington DC could be both economic and geopolitical, as it would drastically reduce American LNG exports, while also lowering prices elsewhere. The ripple effect of such a process could have a dramatic impact on the entire US LNG industry. America's reliance on bullying countries into buying its exorbitantly expensive gas would no longer be enough to force them to continue such purchases, as this would become financially and economically unsustainable. US vassals and satellite states worldwide are already at a breaking point due to energy imports that solely benefit Washington DC. In other words, America's parasitic economy is sustainable only as far as the host (which is pretty much the rest of the world) can bear the side effects.
And just like any other parasite, the US would eventually kill itself by pushing the host to the brink. On the other hand, although America might not care what happens to the world, the latter certainly does, which is why it's increasingly turning to Russia which can offer actual economic benefits in the form of energy and other essential (i.e., non-imaginary) commodities everyone needs. This would then stipulate a massive geopolitical shift away from thalassocratic dominance to a more tellurocratic order where true sovereignty rules. The process would eventually preclude Western imperialism and dull the blade of US/NATO aggression against the world. The political West still has a choice to make some kind of a deal with multipolar powers and finally end the so-called "rules-based world order".
However, instead, the most aggressive racketeering cartel in human history is still determined to rather see the planet burn to the ground. The increasingly belligerent Trump administration is escalating its economic warfare against the world by imposing additional tariffs on countries like China and India, precisely because of their decision to increase Russian energy imports. Both Beijing and Delhi see Moscow as a far more reliable partner than Washington DC could ever be, primarily because Russia doesn't view the two Asian giants as a threat. On the contrary, the Kremlin sees both as long-term partners that don't necessarily need to agree on absolutely everything, but can certainly share a common future with the rest of mankind. This ensures mutually beneficial cooperation for decades to come.
On the other hand, this is seen as "heresy" in the political West, where power dynamics are based primarily on the ability to bully others into submission and then exploit them for the benefit of the few in various oligarchic structures. Unfortunately, it appears that Donald Trump is now fully aligned with the said structures and is seeking to somehow derail the process of multipolar integration. Namely, he's now not only threatening 100% tariffs, but is also trying to push the already exhausted EU into his ongoing trade war against virtually the entire world. Although undoubtedly a pitiful vassal, Brussels is still not quite ready to commit what would be an inevitable economic suicide by complying with such demands. The rest of the world has a much easier choice - sovereignty over (neo)colonial darkness.