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The leaders of , Britain and the Netherlands cautioned Monday against abruptly banning Russian energy imports as part of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, saying there were no immediate alternative supplies.

The pushback came after the United States on Sunday said it was in “active discussions” with European nations about shutting down Russian oil imports as a further economic penalty over Moscow’s aggression.

“Europe has deliberately exempted energy supplies from Russia from sanctions,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement.

“Supplying Europe with energy for heat generation, mobility, electricity supply and industry cannot be secured in any other way at the moment,” he said.

“It is therefore of essential importance for the provision of public services and the daily lives of our citizens.”

Russia is one of the world’s biggest crude producers and is also a leading supplier of natural gas.

Europe’s top economy is heavily dependent on Russian fossil fuels, importing an estimated 55 per cent of its gas and 40 per cent of its oil and coal from Russia.

Like other European nations, has vowed to wean itself off Russian energy by boosting the use of renewables, but the government has stressed that the switch will take time.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, speaking at the same press conference, agreed that the energy transformation would “take time”.

“The painful reality is we are still very much dependent on Russian gas and Russian oil,” he said.

Cutting off Russian energy imports without ready alternatives could “generate unmanageable risks” for European economies, he warned.

“We have to be very clear and make no mistakes here.

“This is a step by step approach and that means that we have to make sure that the energy supplies in this part of the world, again, including Ukraine, but also the rest of the world are not hindered.”

https://punchng.com/ukraine-european-leaders-oppose-banning-russian-energy-imports/?amp

This suggests Russia may have carefully planned this invasion to occur at the most favorable of times.

SecretAgent7706:

https://punchng.com/ukraine-european-leaders-oppose-banning-russian-energy-imports/?amp

Lalasticlala

Putin just smiled!

If Ukraine had a glimpse that the they were gonna receive from the West and other European nations was gonna play out this way, they would never had played themselves into a war where they are now the biggest loser.

https://punchng.com/ukraine-european-leaders-oppose-banning-russian-energy-imports/?amp

...“The painful reality is we are still very much dependent on Russian gas and Russian oil,” he said.

Cutting off Russian energy imports without ready alternatives could “generate unmanageable risks” for European economies, he warned."

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@Tip101, I think you need to read this report to better understand the situation.

They are opposing what will benefit them, hypocrisy. Russia is SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT. You think V-Putin will just woke up and start a war without knowing the consequences that will visit him. He dared the world yet the so called Toothless Dogs can't do without him. Bunch of hypocrites, you want justice for Ukraine but you can't sacrifice any of your comforts? So you're just using Ukraine as pawn just to get at Russia?

Hypocrites Usa met with Venezuelan president, Maduro over the weekend, that's same Venezuela under different Usa sanctions. Oil price is getting higher daily in Usa

SecretAgent7706:
They are opposing what will benefit them, hypocrisy. Russia is SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT. You think V-Putin will just woke up and start a war without knowing the consequences that will visit him. He dared the world yet the so called Toothless Dogs can't do without him. Bunch of hypocrites, you want justice for Ukraine but you can't sacrifice any of your comforts? So you're just using Ukraine as pawn just to get at Russia?

No doubt, Russia is an independent country, Imagine with all the sanctions yet they are still holding on. If any of the NATO or EU countries received such sanctions, they would have been on their knees.

Correction: European Leaders warn Putin against ban on energy exports from Russia.....

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It was only a matter of time... US is about to loose monopoly to the Chinese Union pay as alternative to its Master and Visa card. That's a very wrong move because its spread would be hastened amongst countries rapidly having dominated a whole European country.

Esseite:
It was only a matter of time... US is about to loose monopoly to the Chinese Union pay as alternative to its Master and Visa card. That's a very wrong move because its spread would be hastened amongst countries rapidly having dominated a whole European country.

Not only that, but there will be a shift away from the SWIFT money transfer system to the Chinese CIPS.

This Ukraine crisis has taught the world a lesson: countries must diversify their geopolitical risk because the West is now currently run by "woke" men / women.

qekng40:
Putin just smiled!

This statement is an evidence that we all need one another. No one is an Island.

hodari:

Not only that, but there will be a shift away from the SWIFT money transfer system to the Chinese CIPS.

This Ukraine crisis has taught the world a lesson: countries must diversify their geopolitical risk because the West is now currently run by "woke" men / women.

Exactly you can't trust the west

Most countries will start shifting to China

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helinues:
Hypocrisy Usa met with Venezuelan president, Maduro over the weekend, that's same Venezuela under different Usa sanctions. Oil price is getting higher daily in Usa

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USA sent delegates to Venezuela president after same USA said Venezuela president is illegal president and they want to take him out but China and Russia were there to block it.
Russia and China sent money and Russia even trained Venezuela troops.
USA want to remove all the sanctions on Iran and Venezuela to help with gas price.

obailala:


@Tip101, I think you need to read this report to better understand the situation.

Thank you for the link. I read it through….

But then, you’d see that, they all are trying to get alternatives. One thing is sure, no one knew something like this would ever happen again, and it’s normal. Now they’ve all learnt their lessons and it’s a matter of time before their dependence on Russia’s oil and gas gets cut off.

Once again, thanks for the link. Take care and God bless.

seunny4lif:
USA sent delegates to Venezuela president after same USA said Venezuela president is illegal president and they want to take him out but China and Russia were their to block it.
Russia and China sent money and Russia even trained Venezuela troops.
USA want to remove all the sanctions on Iran and Venezuela to help with gas price.

What they’re trying to do is “anything to cut off Russia ‘s access to money” to fund his war…

Seun, please engage your new s in an English class, their written words are terrible

They can't sacrifice energy from Russia but can supply weapon in solidarity go Ukraine

Yup bad move

The Europeans are miscalculating. every sactions will backfire on them. Mind you, Russia have NOT imposed any sactions o, yet things have increased in Europe due to the sactions they imposed on Russia. Isn't that laughable??

If this news is true.


The west are felling the white niggar.

Putin is such a nice guy. Russia is a manufacturing country, and they have a huge population, they can survive without Western Europe. But if Putin closes the oil and gas supply tap to Europe in 1 month, the whole EU will meltdown. Let them continue throwing fake sanctions up and down. I will take their sanctions seriously if they can dare ban Russian oil and gas for just 1 day, 1 day only, but those parasites can never try it, they will collapse. Bunch of Oppressive bandits. They invade countries anytime and anywhere they like, change govts, mess countries up, but nobody sanctions them, but Russia is the problem. Funny how the evil guys are calling someone else a bad guy, yet they are worst. Look at what Britain did to Africa, plundered her resources and enslaved her people for nearly a century. Yet they claim to be the good guys. Hypocrites!

Needless & avoidable war. Putin is a bloody tyrant.

Can't stop laughing

russia should cut supplies then

Walahi Putin go suffer after his tenure.

Please let’s say no to war



Anyway, Agriculture is life.

Putin matter don choke EU,US n NATO combined........Putin na wizard....he knows their weakness.