While the inconceivable levels of depravity of the Russian army in Ukraine are exposed, the EU loyally funds its further descent into darkness.
EU member states have imported more than €30bn worth of Russian fossil fuels since the invasion started on 24 February.
The EU's ban on coal is a step in the right direction, but is not going to deliver a heavy blow to the Russian economy. A Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Simon Dekeyrel is climate & energy policy analyst at the Sustainable Prosperity for Europe Programme of the European Policy Centre, the Brussels-based think tank. He is also completing a PhD on the contemporary evolution of EU energy policy with a specific focus on the EU's dependence on Russian gas.
Simon Dekeyrel is climate & energy policy analyst at the Sustainable Prosperity for Europe Programme of the European Policy Centre, the Brussels-based think tank. He is also completing a PhD on the contemporary evolution of EU energy policy with a specific focus on the EU's dependence on Russian gas.