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Germany urges EU to suspend methane rules after US pressure (www.ft.com)
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[–] jafra@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh Herr F. Merz absolutely loves Mr.Trumps inner anal lining...

[–] viertesauge@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

People told him to go lick balls and now that he's gargling Trump's raisins its not right either?

[–] inari@piefed.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

F. Merz!

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

This is dumb on multiple levels.

Caving to US' silly demands would get the EU nothing but more silly demands. Methane emissions worsen health. And worsen the climate.

Those who think it's possible to reason with Trump, or soothe him, are delusional.

The EU is large enough and has enough allies to take a harder stance against US economic and environmental threats.

[–] bookmeat@fedinsfw.app 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not if they want those Patriot missile systems for Ukraine.

[–] alavar@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ukraine stopped placating Trump about a year ago, focused on their own military capacity and this strategy pays out pretty well at the moment. Which IS a monumental shift.

[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, the US no longer supports Ukraine at all. Mission accomplished for Putin, I suppose.

https://www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker

[–] bookmeat@fedinsfw.app 1 points 2 weeks ago

They may but get support from USA, but they still want to buy their Patriot systems which come with strings.