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The EU already imports 40 percent of its natural gas from Russia, but certain countries such as Estonia, Finland, Bulgaria, Latvia or Slovakia are particularly reliant on Russian imports (Photo: Johannes Jansson/norden.org)

It's not easy being green — and cutting Russian gas

The European Union unveiled plans Tuesday (8 March) to cut reliance on Russian fuels but quickly bumped up against concerns it was substituting one form of pollution for another.

The proposal to diversify energy supplies also quickly ran into another challenger: Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak, who threatened to cut gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream 1, a pipeline running from Russia to Germany.

Novak said Russia could take such action to "mirror" penalties impo...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The EU already imports 40 percent of its natural gas from Russia, but certain countries such as Estonia, Finland, Bulgaria, Latvia or Slovakia are particularly reliant on Russian imports (Photo: Johannes Jansson/norden.org)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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