How dependent is EU on Russian energy imports? 🙄
. This raises an important question of whether Russia is using its energy reserves as a weapon in the war., which Russia calls a 'special military operation,' began exactly a month ago. The U.S.-led Western allies immediately imposed economic sanctions on Russia such as denying it access to the SWIFT mode of international payments.
Russia's stranglehold on European supplies is evident in the fact that even after openly condemning Russia for its aggressive stance, the European Union hasn'tfrom Russia. It has announced its plans to cut its dependency by two-thirds this year and end its alliance with Russia before 2030, however, these measures do not put any pressure on Russia now.
that have imposed sanctions in the wake of the Ukrainian invasion and demanded that deals with these countries be approved by a government commission.
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