№63: European Energy Security in the Wake of the Russia–Ukraine Crisis
№63: European Energy Security in the Wake of the Russia–Ukraine Crisis

Author(s): Jakub M. Godzimirski
Subject(s): Governance, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; energy security; energy policy; Russian-Ukrainian conflict; EU’s energy suppliers; Russian gas export; European gas market;
Summary/Abstract: Russia’s confrontational approach towards Ukraine and the West has made energy security bells ring in many European capitals and in Brussels. This is perfectly understandable because Russia is the most important external supplier of energy to the EU, and Ukraine is the country through which more than 50 per cent of Russian gas destined for the EU is shipped. The EU learnt earlier, in 2006 and 2009, how tensions in gas relations between Russia and Ukraine may influence the situation on the European gas market. This time, however, the EU is on course to change its energy policy and relations with Russia, in order to enhance its security and limit the possibility of energy blackmail.

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