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The Fiction of Sanctions: Europe Keeps Buying Russian Gas

Javier Villamor April 16, 2026

While Brussels promises to cut Moscow’s energy dependence, countries like France and Spain continue buying Russian gas as if nothing had changed.

Lng Dubhe, a LNG tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, leaves the Port of Bilbao after her stopover at the Bizkaia Bay Gas (BBG) regasification plant in the Spanish Basque city of Zierbena on March 9, 2026.

EU Avoids Talk About Energy Emergency

Javier Villamor March 25, 2026

Brussels is opting for technical adjustments in response to the shock caused by the Iran crisis.

An employee of Siemens Energy stands on August 3, 2022 in front of a turbine of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at the plant of Siemens Energy in Mülheim an der Ruhr, western Germany, where the engine is stored after maintenance work in Canada.

Hormuz Blockade Sparks Worst Energy Shock Since the 70s

Javier Villamor March 23, 2026

The crisis in the Middle East is pushing up oil and gas prices and forcing the EU to face the consequences of its expensive and unstable energy system.

A carnival float designed by German carnival float builder Jacques Tilly features U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin devouring the European Union during the parade to celebrate Rose Monday (Rosenmontag), on February 16, 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Washington Easing Russia Oil Sanctions Exposes Limits of Brussels’ Energy Strategy

Javier Villamor March 13, 2026

The temporary waiver granted by the U.S. shows that decoupling was never total and that the stability of the system still depends on Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is welcomed by China’s Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on February 25, 2026.

Merz in China: No Decoupling For Now

Javier Villamor February 25, 2026

Germany depends on the Chinese market more than ever while trying to contain the political and economic impact of that relationship.

Tag: decoupling

The Fiction of Sanctions: Europe Keeps Buying Russian Gas

EU Avoids Talk About Energy Emergency

Hormuz Blockade Sparks Worst Energy Shock Since the 70s

Washington Easing Russia Oil Sanctions Exposes Limits of Brussels’ Energy Strategy

Merz in China: No Decoupling For Now

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