On January 1st, Russia stopped supplying gasoline to Europe, ending a long time of dominance over the bloc’s vitality markets.
What are the results for EU nations of interrupted gasoline movement by means of the pipeline passing through Ukraine? Was the choice to interrupt the gasoline movement the correct one?
At present Radio Schuman solutions these questions with Szymon Kardas, senior coverage fellow on vitality on the European Council on International Relations.
Earlier than Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow provided almost 40% of the EU’s pure gasoline through pipelines. Following the warfare, Russia considerably decreased its provide by means of key pipelines.
In response, the EU diversified its imports, with Norway and america turning into the highest suppliers by 2023. This shift allowed the EU to plan eliminating Russian gasoline imports completely by 2027. Nevertheless, nations like Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria, which nonetheless rely closely on Russian gasoline, face vital challenges.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico not too long ago travelled to Brussels to protest the affect on his nation, even threatening to chop electrical energy flows to Ukraine and scale back support for Ukrainian refugees.
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Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and manufacturing assistant Eleonora Vasques. Audio modifying by David Brodheim. Music by Alexandre Jas.
