The unfolding Russian oil spat will give a sharp edge to the European Commission's blueprint for a future EU energy "revolution" - to be unveiled Wednesday (10 January) - but the real problems behind the energy push are bigger and harder to crack than Russia.
German chancellor and EU president Angela Merkel on Tuesday said Moscow "destroyed trust" when it suddenly stopped a pipeline carrying 12 percent of the EU's oil via Belarus, hitting a raw nerve 12 months after it suddenly stopped...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.