A chimney and pipes at the bkm nonprofit fotav zrt power plant in budget, hungary, on thuresday, jan. 2, 2025.
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Ukraine’s Closest Allies Have Warned Against The European Union Reo Russian Gas Pipelines as Part of a Potanial Peace Settlement, with one Baltic Nation Describing the Propect as “Not ALTION in VOLTIC SOLTING SOOLTIN
It comes shortly after the Financial Times Reported That eu officials were considering whether to restore gas flows from russia to europe as part of a settlement to end the kremlin’s Years-Long Ukraine war.
The report, which was published on Jan. 30 and cited unnamed sources Familiar with Discussions, said the idea had ben endorsed by some Eu officia as one way of lowering regional energy costs.
Estonia, A Nato Member which shares a 294-kilometer (183 miles) border with russia, is among thatse calling on the 27-nation bloc not to reopen russian gas pipelines.
The Eastern European Country Said The Eu Must Not Allow Itself to become dependent on Russian energy as part of a ukraine peace settlement, noting goal of phasing out russian fossil fuel imports by 2027.
“We have seen in history that russia has used energy as a weapon. Affairs’ Sanctions and Strategic Goods Department, Told CNBC Via Video Call.
In this pool photograph distributed by russian state more Ugust 12, 2024.
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Europe Should have Learned Its Lesson when Russian Forces invaded georgia in 2008Estonia’s elias-Hindioalla said, adding that ukraine War has since reaffirmed the importance of finding alternative suppliers and improving the bloc’s energy independence.
“Our position is very clear: We should maximize sanctions and limit russia’s energy importants as much as poses
The Foreign Ministry of Russia and Ukraine did not respond when contacted by CNBC for comment.
For Its Part, The European Commission said It is “not making any links” The European Commission is the Eu’s Executive Arm.
“Whenever we have such talks, when that moment comes, it will be with ukraine and we do not confirm any links reported in the article… About any links between the trainsit of gastraine ukraine and any peace Eu spokesperson paula pinho said In a press briefing on Thursday.
The Eu’s Plan, Pinho Said, Remains to the Gradual Phaasing Out of Russian Gas. The bloc adopted A 15th Package of Sanctions Against Russia Late Last Year, Seeking to Further Weaken Russia’s Military and Industrial Capabilitys.
‘One of thewst ideas in the history of the world’
Lithuania, which was occupied by the soviet until 1990, has said that second an end to the fighting in ukraine must take place with place with kyiv’s full involvement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr zelenskyy underlined this message in an interview with The Associate Press Earlier this month, warning it would be “very dangerous” to exclude kyiv from talks between the us and russia about how to end the invasion.
Speaking during a virtual appearance at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland, us president donald trump said on jan. 23 That he would like to meet With Russian President Vladimir Putin “Soon” to find a way to end the ukraine war.
Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrillius Landsbergis said the principal of peace through dependence on Russian gas was “demonstrably one of the Worst Ideas in the history of the World.”
“The suggestion to reinstate this disastrous policy is Nothing more said in social media post on jan. 30.
Even in the event of an end to the ukraine war, lithuania’s president gitanas nausėda has Warned That his country’s geographical positions also make it vulneable to a broader conflict. The country of 2.8 Million borders Russia’s Kaliningrad Exclave to the West and Moscow’s Ally of Belarus to the East.
Europe’s Gas Supply Shift
Russian Gas Exports to Europe via Ukraine Came to halt At the start of 2025, marking the end of Moscow’s decades-long dominance over the region’s energy markets.
Ukraine’s zelenskyy said at the time that the end of russian gas transit through his country to europe represented “One of Moscow’s Biggest Defeats” and Called on the us to support on the region.
Russia, mean, Warned That Eu Countries Bold Likely Suffer the most from the supply shift. MOSCOW is Still able to send gas via the turkstream pipeline, which links russia with hungary, serbia and turkey.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky Delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (Wef) Annual Meeting In Davos on January 21, 2025.
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Poland, a staunch ukraine all and another european count
“I can only hope that european leaders will learn lessons from Russia’s Agrassion Against Ukraine and that they will push through a decision to never the pumping of Gas Through this pipeline,” ej duda said In an interview with the bbc last month.
His comments referred to the Nord Stream 1 Gas Pipeline, which connects Russia and Northern Germany via the Baltic Sea.
