Europe’s Russia Sanctions Have a Major Blind Spot
Over the last two years, the EU and UK have emerged as leading actors in imposing sanctions on Russia. But people like Maria Demertzis, Professor at the European University Institute in Italy, have raised questions around the effectiveness of the sanctions campaign, as European institutions continue
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
Europe has exempted pipeline gas from its Russia sanctions since 2022. That's not a loophole — it's the point. Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia still run on Gazprom molecules because their politicians never built the terminals or pipelines that would let them do otherwise. Call it what it is: a bet that voters care more about heating bills than Kyiv's survival.