The pleasant facade on energy at the G8 summit in St Petersburg showed cracks on Monday (17 July) as Russian leader Vladimir Putin indicated the EU is playing an unfair game in its push for Russian ratification of the Energy Charter Treaty.
"Energy is today the heart and core of our economy and we would like our partners to give us access to the heart and core of their economy, but we encounter, time and again, obstacles on the transfer of high technology," he said.
"Where do th...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew 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.
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.