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A ‘sharp recession’ lies ahead for Germany should it be cut off from the Russian gas it is so badly addicted to.

Despite the in-place ban, it is ‘unlikely’ that gas fracking in the UK would lead to dangerous earthquakes, a study has found.

As the EU considers new sanctions against Russia, the Hungarian government has stated that it will pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles.

Nigel Farage has accused the EU of hypocrisy by “funding Putin’s war machine”, as the bloc admitted to spending €35 billion on Russian gas.

Supplies of potato chips and various types of confectionery are now under threat as a result of disrupted export caused by sanctions and the Ukraine War.

European politicians floated an embargo on Russian gas after accusing Moscow of being behind an alleged massacre of civilians.

Despite facing a chronic energy crisis, Germany has continued its Green crusade of shutting down hydrocarbon-fueled power plants.

Ukraine’s leading English-language state media outlet has traduced Germany’s political class, including Angela Merkel and the sitting Chancellor and President, as bearing “collective responsibility” for having “effectively encouraged” Russian aggression.

Germany’s addiction to Russian gas has come to backfire on the European state, with one minister saying that the country is now suffering ‘in the most brutal way’ thanks to the policymaking of previous administrations.

Economy Minister Robert Habeck has declared an early warning level over Russian gas supplies that has seen speculation of coming rationing.

Germany saw the price of imported energy more than double in February of last year, primarily as a result of the rising cost of Russian gas.

Sens. Mitch McConnell and Joe Manchin are among lawmakers calling for FERC to lift rules hampering the production of natural gas.

Italy may be forced to ration gas supplies due to the country’s reliance on supplies from Russia, which could lead to businesses and households not being allowed to use air conditioning this summer. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey told reporters Friday that joining other NATO countries in sanctioning Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine was impossible because his economy is simply too dependent on Moscow.

No sign of relief from the Russian supply shock.

Even if the U.S. can ship more gas to Europe, the continent may struggle to receive it. Import terminals are located in coastal areas, where there are fewer pipeline connections for distributing it. And if all Europe’s facilities were operating at capacity, the amount of gas would likely be only about two-thirds of what Russia delivers through pipelines.

BRUSSELS (AP) – President Vladimir Putin’s threat to have “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles from now on got the not-so-friendly treatment from European Union nations Thursday.

Vladimir Putin demanded “unfriendly” countries buy gas in rubles rather than dollars or euros in an attack against US global hegemony.

Boris Johnson’s green agenda appears to have fallen by the wayside, with the British PM now pushing for a so-called ‘dash to nuclear’.

In an apparent move of desperation, Germany has agreed to a gas deal with Islamist Qatar to try and wean itself off Russian energy.

Belgium has delayed killing off its use of nuclear power generation over what it called a ‘chaotic geopolitical environment’.

Hollywood celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Jane Fonda are protesting a Canadian natural gas pipeline that they claim represents a threat to the climate and indigenous rights.

The U.S. rig count remained frozen in place and the Canadian rig count fell.

British energy bills look set to increase some 14 times faster than British wages in 2022, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. 

MILAN (AP) – Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging ground to a halt as Russia’s war in Ukraine has sent natural gas prices skyrocketing.

Germany will close all of its nuclear power plants by the end of this year, despite the nation’s already crippling addiction to Russian natural gas.

Households in Britain are facing the worst decline in their real income in decades, as energy prices cause inflation to soar.

With Russia cut out of most of the things it could buy with euros, it may well decide to stop selling Europe natural gas.

Josh Mandel said oppression of political dissidents in Canada was a “beta test” for incoming persecution of their American counterparts.

Europeans should be turning down their thermostats to help fight the Ruskies, according to a new report published by one OECD group.

Port members from one UK trade union have asked the UK’s Transport Secretary to turn around two cargo ships carrying Russian gas, saying that they “did not want to touch the cargo”.

As the EU bans Russian banks from the SWIFT financial system, a bank linked to the sale of Russian gas is said to be exempt from sanctions. 

During these seven days of Putin’s criminal war against Ukraine, we’ve sent this same Putin during those same seven days close to a half-billion dollars!

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) weighed in on the conflict in Ukraine as Russia invades, asserting that President Biden is failing to hit Vladimir Putin where it hurts: The gas pump.

The UK should resume fracking for natural gas with “the vigour of a national war effort” to ensure its energy independence, Tory MPs said.

Despite tough talk over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union is squabbling internally over whether to include luxury goods and diamonds in sanctions, while there is reluctance on all sides to restrict energy imports.