As the EU finalises its 21st sanctions package, two sanctioned vessels carrying critical oil and gas infrastructure are sailing towards Russia. Europe still has time to act.
With the Ukraine Recovery Conference taking place in Rome on Thursday and Friday, European leaders have the rare chance to rethink Ukraine and Europe’s energy strategy simultaneously. This goes far beyond rebuilding —it’s about turning Ukraine into a powerful example for renewable energy.
Criticisms of Azerbaijan’s COP29 role go beyond just its climate policies and troubling record on human rights, painting an uneasy picture for the host of the UN climate summit. As COP29 approaches, understanding the dynamics between Azerbaijan and Russia is crucial, given the negative influence Moscow could wield on climate commitments.
Two years of tragedies, with well over 100,000 Russian war crimes now registered, underscore the urgent need to stop international LNG investments in Russia that continue to fund Vladimir Putin’s war chest.
Two days before Vladimir Putin launched his illegal war on my home country Ukraine, Russian energy minister Nikolai Shulginov gave an interview addressing the European Commission’s taxonomy on sustainable activities — saying he was pleased it kept gas as ‘green’.