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Apr 2022
29m 4s

Can Europe be weaned off Russian energy?

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Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has exposed Europe’s longstanding dependence on Russian fossil fuel. Amid mounting pressure to cut ties with the country’s energy providers, many European governments are scrambling for alternatives. But how quickly can this be done and why wasn’t it done before? Andrew Mueller speaks to Daniel Yergin, Javier Blas and Stefanie Bolzen.

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