The
US is intensifying its efforts to replace Russia as one of the EU’s
largest energy suppliers, hoping to provide gas from the US itself to
Europe, in addition to exploring regional players as possible suppliers.
As Sputnik reported in an article titled: US will be Able to Supply Gas to Ukraine in Two Years:
“Senator John
McCain said at a press conference in Kiev that the US will be able to
provide Ukraine and the rest of Europe with gas in the next two years…
According to him, Europe’s dependence on Russian gas supplies is a major
obstacle that makes Europe unable to strengthen further sanctions
against Russia.”
McCain said at a press conference in Kiev that the US will be able to
provide Ukraine and the rest of Europe with gas in the next two years…
According to him, Europe’s dependence on Russian gas supplies is a major
obstacle that makes Europe unable to strengthen further sanctions
against Russia.”
Since
relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated so rapidly
following the US coup in Ukraine, Western strategists have been working
relentlessly to find a replacement to Russian energy supplies to the EU.
In the immediate term, this is impossible, a reality that unnerves many
in Washington and Brussels. But in the medium to long term, an
assortment of countries could combine to replace Russian energy, or at
least dramatically reduce Europe’s energy dependence on Moscow.
relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated so rapidly
following the US coup in Ukraine, Western strategists have been working
relentlessly to find a replacement to Russian energy supplies to the EU.
In the immediate term, this is impossible, a reality that unnerves many
in Washington and Brussels. But in the medium to long term, an
assortment of countries could combine to replace Russian energy, or at
least dramatically reduce Europe’s energy dependence on Moscow.
This issue was the subject of a recent article by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), a think-tank whose membersinclude the former
President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet; former
Secretary General of NATO, Javier Solana; and the former UK Foreign
Secretary, David Miliband. The puppet master of the US-controlled government in Ukraine, George Soros, is also a member.
President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet; former
Secretary General of NATO, Javier Solana; and the former UK Foreign
Secretary, David Miliband. The puppet master of the US-controlled government in Ukraine, George Soros, is also a member.
In the ECFR article titled: Europe’s alternatives to Russian gas, the authors detail how the EU’s new Energy Union is partly designed to “diversify the EU’s gas supplies away from Russia”:
“Part of the aim of the Energy Union
is to diversify the EU’s gas supplies away from Russia, which has
already proved to be an unreliable partner. Russia is the main supplier
of crude oil and natural gas to the EU, and although diversifying away
from Russian gas is not unrealistic in the medium term, several
technical and political obstacles must be overcome.”
The
author’s then analyse the potential of different players to supply
Europe with energy and weigh up the pros and cons of each country. Some
of the potential countries listed – Iraq and Libya for instance – are so
unstable (due to Western foreign policy of course) it is hard to see
them being viable options. The article notes that Israel could be a
potential energy supplier, a subject I have previously written about, although Tel Aviv may focus more on domestic ventures and a few regional projects.
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/07/24/drive-to-replace-russian-gas-supplies-to-eu-intensifies/
author’s then analyse the potential of different players to supply
Europe with energy and weigh up the pros and cons of each country. Some
of the potential countries listed – Iraq and Libya for instance – are so
unstable (due to Western foreign policy of course) it is hard to see
them being viable options. The article notes that Israel could be a
potential energy supplier, a subject I have previously written about, although Tel Aviv may focus more on domestic ventures and a few regional projects.
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/07/24/drive-to-replace-russian-gas-supplies-to-eu-intensifies/
