
Dangerous dependency: The EU’s plans for a Russian fossil fuel detox
With new legislation, the EU Commission wants to finally cut ties with Russian energy supplies. But are those plans just a path towards new dependencies?
With new legislation, the EU Commission wants to finally cut ties with Russian energy supplies. But are those plans just a path towards new dependencies?
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