Over a month into Russia’s war in Ukraine and after multiple countries imposed sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, Ukraine’s pipelines are still carrying Russian gas into Europe. Ukrainian climate activist Svitlana Romanko says Ukraine cannot shut off the gas flow if EU governments refuse to implement an embargo on Russian imports. “There should be a collaboration on both sides of this supply chain,” says Romanko. A natural solution would be to urgently transition Europe to renewable energy sources, as “Vladimir Putin can’t embargo the sun” and “can’t interdict the wind,” adds Bill McKibben, environmentalist and founder of 350.org. NN: Putin cannot embark the sun and for another ten years renewables WILL NOT be able to supply Europe’s energy needs. What a fucked up world. Ukraine begs for cash donations, advanced weapons and more and more sanctions. And they demand Europe stop buying Russian oil and gas. At the same time they supply for a fee 30% of the gas flowing into Europe from Russia. If they were serious they would permanently shut down the gas flow of Russian oil through the Ukraine… What a crazy world
Ukraine seeks stronger sanctions as Russia drops more missle on cities
Ukraine wants sanctions crippling enough to force Russia to end its war after accusing some countries of putting economic wellbeing above punishment for civilian killings that the West condemns as war crimes. The democratic world must stop buying Russian oil and completely block Russian banks from the international finance system, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his daily video address early on Thursday. “Some politicians are still unable to decide how to limit the flow of petrodollars and oil euros to Russia so as not to put their own economies at risk,” Zelenskiy said. NN: this is some crazy shit! As he demands “The democratic world must stop buying Russian oil” He is supplying more Russian gas to Europe then ever.