Time to break free of Putin’s grip
By Andre Wilkens and Fouad Hamdan
When Vladimir Putin switched off the gas supplies to Ukraine, then doubled prices for Georgia and this week halted oil supplies through Belarus, he opened our eyes to a future in which the Kremlin has, potentially, an iron grip on EU foreign policy.
With 50% – and rising – dependence on imported energy, Europe’s response has been mainly to panic and to cut bilateral deals. It is the surest, quickest route down a (...)