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Moscow - both a friend and a threat to EU energy interests (Photo: Russian Embassy)

EU energy policy must go global, Russia argues

Europe's common energy policy risks taking a parochial approach to a global problem, two of the EU's largest energy partners, Russia and Ukraine, have indicated.

"When you start to think about energy security, you must discuss global energy security, because there is no other type," Russian energy minister Viktor Khristenko said.

"This market has been global for a long time, not a Russian, a European or a French one, but a global one," he added. "The attempt to cover risks local...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Moscow - both a friend and a threat to EU energy interests (Photo: Russian Embassy)

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Author Bio

Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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