The EU entered a new "energy era" on 1 January when Gazprom directors at 16 Nametkina street, Moscow, turned off the tap to transit state Ukraine, but the roots of the EU's energy problem lie in the world's dwindling supply of oil.
"What was the effect? The effect was that we are bloody scared it could happen again," an EU diplomat told EUobserver at the height of the January crisis.
Moscow's move saw gas deliveries to some EU states drop by 40 percent with supplies continuing t...
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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.