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The leftist coalition government of Germany has thrown its support behind the move for the European Union to impose an embargo on Russian oil.

German inflation hit its highest level in over fourty years, as the economic fallout from lockdowns and the war in Ukraine continues to bite.

Germany was the largest customer of Russian energy of any country during the first two months of the invasion of Ukraine, a study found.

Greek Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas has claimed Greece will pay for gas from Russian energy giant Gazprom without violating sanctions. 

Russia has halted all gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria after demanding ‘unfriendly’ nations pay for energy in rubles, not dollars.

Two weeks after Italians were told they’d have a choice between ‘air conditioning or peace’, the government appears to have made the choice for them, introducing rationing of AC and heat in a bid to reduce the nation’s dependence on imported Russian energy.

France said it will push for an EU-wide embargo on Russian oil to dry up a crucial energy revenue stream for Vladimir Putin’s government.

A ‘sharp recession’ lies ahead for Germany should it be cut off from the Russian gas it is so badly addicted to.

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has drawn ridicule for saying that people can either choose peace in Ukraine or their air conditioners.

Despite the in-place ban, it is ‘unlikely’ that gas fracking in the UK would lead to dangerous earthquakes, a study has found.

As the EU considers new sanctions against Russia, the Hungarian government has stated that it will pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles.

Nigel Farage has accused the EU of hypocrisy by “funding Putin’s war machine”, as the bloc admitted to spending €35 billion on Russian gas.

Supplies of potato chips and various types of confectionery are now under threat as a result of disrupted export caused by sanctions and the Ukraine War.

European politicians floated an embargo on Russian gas after accusing Moscow of being behind an alleged massacre of civilians.

A Russian government official has threatened that Russia will limit its vital food exports to only nations it considers “friendly”.

A leading economist has declared that economic globalisation is now ‘over’ as a result of the Ukraine war.

Despite facing a chronic energy crisis, Germany has continued its Green crusade of shutting down hydrocarbon-fueled power plants.

Ukraine’s leading English-language state media outlet has traduced Germany’s political class, including Angela Merkel and the sitting Chancellor and President, as bearing “collective responsibility” for having “effectively encouraged” Russian aggression.

Germany is experiencing the highest level of inflation since the country was reunified in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Germany’s addiction to Russian gas has come to backfire on the European state, with one minister saying that the country is now suffering ‘in the most brutal way’ thanks to the policymaking of previous administrations.

Economy Minister Robert Habeck has declared an early warning level over Russian gas supplies that has seen speculation of coming rationing.

Germany saw the price of imported energy more than double in February of last year, primarily as a result of the rising cost of Russian gas.

Russia has said that it is looking to Asia as a potential market for oil as Germany commits itself to wean itself off of Moscow’s supply.

Italy may be forced to ration gas supplies due to the country’s reliance on supplies from Russia, which could lead to businesses and households not being allowed to use air conditioning this summer. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has

Even if the U.S. can ship more gas to Europe, the continent may struggle to receive it. Import terminals are located in coastal areas, where there are fewer pipeline connections for distributing it. And if all Europe’s facilities were operating at capacity, the amount of gas would likely be only about two-thirds of what Russia delivers through pipelines.

BRUSSELS (AP) – President Vladimir Putin’s threat to have “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles from now on got the not-so-friendly treatment from European Union nations Thursday.

Boris Johnson’s green agenda appears to have fallen by the wayside, with the British PM now pushing for a so-called ‘dash to nuclear’.

Belgium has delayed killing off its use of nuclear power generation over what it called a ‘chaotic geopolitical environment’.

Germany is considering reopening some of its decommissioned coal power plants in the hopes of getting a handle on its ongoing energy crisis.

MILAN (AP) – Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging ground to a halt as Russia’s war in Ukraine has sent natural gas prices skyrocketing.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson may travel to Saudi Arabia next week to beg for increased oil production as sanctions restrict Russian exports, despite the dictatorship executing 81 people en masse on Saturday.

Putin-Friendly leftist Schröder, now a member of Russian gas company boards, allegedly flew to Russia for unofficial, ‘secret’ peace talks.

Germany will close all of its nuclear power plants by the end of this year, despite the nation’s already crippling addiction to Russian natural gas.

Households in Britain are facing the worst decline in their real income in decades, as energy prices cause inflation to soar.

European nations have been left scrambling for energy alternatives as Russia threatens to cut off the continent’s supply of gas.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the US is in “active discussions” with their partners in Europe regarding banning the import of Russian oil.