On September 3, 2022, Russia took a huge gamble by cutting all gas to Germany from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Energy exports are the Russian government’s primary source of revenues. So why is Moscow denying itself critical money in the middle of an expensive war in Ukraine? And how might the strategy backfire?0:00 Russia Shuts Down the Nord Stream 1 Pipeline1:11 Lost War Funding2:56 Driving a Wedge in the West6:30 German Political Backlash8:46 German Gas Stockpiles12:17 Permanent Changes to German Energy Consumption13:30 Impacts to Negotiations between Russia and UkraineImages licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…By OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine:https://www.flickr.com/photos/osce_sm…https://www.flickr.com/photos/osce_sm…https://www.flickr.com/photos/osce_sm…