And how did the entire world allowed itself to depend on China for... pretty much everything? Middle-eastern oil too.
It is globalization, which, in principle, is a good thing. Maybe nor for climate change since we are talking fossil fuels, but if a country has an abundance of resources, it would be a shame not to trade. If Russia needs the world and the world needs Russia, there is more chance for the conflict to end with diplomacy than by killing millions.
To be clear, my grievance isn’t trade in general, but complete dependence on resources from a country helmed by a hostile dictator (to that end, I completely support weaning ourselves off of China).
It is globalization, which, in principle, is a good thing. Maybe nor for climate change since we are talking fossil fuels, but if a country has an abundance of resources, it would be a shame not to trade. If Russia needs the world and the world needs Russia, there is more chance for the conflict to end with diplomacy than by killing millions.