Tag: russian energy

Drowning of Russian Executive Latest in a String of Mysterious Deaths

The recent death of a Russian executive who fell into the sea is the latest in a string of mysterious deaths among Russian energy executives since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to local media in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok, Ivan Pechorin, the aviation director of Far East and Arctic Development Company…


Russia Cuts Finland’s Electric Supply

Russian energy supplier RAO Nordic Oy cut off electricity supply to Finland early Saturday, accusing the country of not making payments on past bills. “We are forced to note that for the volumes which have been sold on Nord Pool exchange since the 6th of May funds have not yet been credited to our bank…


EU Official Says No ‘Unified Position’ Reached on Russian Energy Embargo

The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that insufficient support from EU member states means a complete embargo or punitive tariff on Russian oil and gas imports cannot yet be levied. “At the moment, we in the EU do not have a unified position on this question,” Borrell was quoted as saying by…


Poland to End Russian Coal, Gas, Oil Imports Completely

Poland is pressing ahead with plans for a complete embargo on Russian coal, gas, and oil imports by the end of 2022, while calling for a European Union-level tax on Russian fossil fuels, all in a bid to cut the flow of money to Russia’s military machine. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told a press…


Net Zero, 100 Percent Putin

Commentary The French essayist of Romanian origin, Emil Cioran, once said that it was astonishing that no one had ever renounced his life because of the prospect of having a biography written about him. What he meant by this, of course, was that no one would want everything about himself to be revealed to others;…


West Too Dependent on Russian Energy to Apply Sanctions That Could Halt Ukraine Invasion, Says Rep. Ted Budd

Congressman and candidate for the U.S. Senate Ted Budd (R-N.C.) said it’s too late for the most severe sanction to be used to mitigate the Ukraine crisis because the U.S. and Europe are too dependent on Russian energy. “Well, we’re looking at, you know, heavy sanctions right now, the problem is it’s a little bit too little too…


Low Energy Joe

Commentary “Energy,” quoth William Blake,  “is eternal delight.” Blake was right about that, and it is worth noting that the observation is true in more senses than one, as anyone who can pronounce the words “gas prices,” “fracking,” “inflation,” “Russia,” or “Ukraine” will understand. And the contrary is also true: A lack of energy is…