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Budapest Opens Door to EU Sanctions on Russia’s Patriarch Kirill

TEC News May 20, 2026

EU officials are preparing a “mini” sanctions package targeting about ten individuals, including figures previously shielded by the Orbán government.

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.

France’s Fuel Shortages Expose Europe’s New Energy Crisis

Javier Villamor April 7, 2026

Three years after reducing its dependence on Russian gas, Europe is still heavily dependent on imported oil and on strategic routes. The supplier may have changed. The dependence has not.

Slovakia Threatens To Block EU Sanctions Unless Oil Transit Is Restored

TEC News March 29, 2026

PM Robert Fico accused Kyiv of failing to allow the pipeline to resume operations despite assurances that repairs were possible.

Calls To Reopen Talks with Russia Intensify as EU Faces Energy Crunch

Javier Villamor March 16, 2026

The words of Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever reflect a shift in mood in Europe amid the escalating crisis in the Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders to discuss the fallout of the war in Iran on the world economy, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, on March 11, 2026.

Macron: G7 Rejects Lifting Russia Sanctions Despite Rising Oil Prices

TEC News / AFP March 11, 2026

The French president also said there is “no confirmation” of mines being deployed in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Moves To Calm Oil Prices—Europe Refuses To Follow

Javier Villamor March 11, 2026

Washington has adjusted its sanctions policy to stabilise global energy markets, exposing a growing divide with European governments.

Time To Hold Europe’s Energy Dependence Architects Accountable

Rafael Pinto Borges March 11, 2026

To simultaneously obliterate Germany’s nuclear sector and to cut off energy ties with Russia wasn’t simply foolish—it was self-sabotage of the highest and most unforgivable order.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Russia’s energy giant Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller as they visit the Lakhta Centre skyscraper, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in Saint Petersburg on June 5, 2024.

Four Years of Sanctions: Russia Endures, Europe Pays the Price

Javier Villamor February 24, 2026

Sanctions have reduced the Kremlin’s margins, but they have neither curbed its exports nor eased Europe’s energy crisis.

Europe Shows Its Cracks on 4th Anniversary of Ukraine War

Javier Villamor February 23, 2026

Hungary and Slovakia halt the twentieth package of sanctions, highlighting the increasing political fatigue within the bloc.

Tag: Russia sanctions

Budapest Opens Door to EU Sanctions on Russia’s Patriarch Kirill

The Fiction of Sanctions: Europe Keeps Buying Russian Gas

France’s Fuel Shortages Expose Europe’s New Energy Crisis

Slovakia Threatens To Block EU Sanctions Unless Oil Transit Is Restored

Calls To Reopen Talks with Russia Intensify as EU Faces Energy Crunch

Macron: G7 Rejects Lifting Russia Sanctions Despite Rising Oil Prices

U.S. Moves To Calm Oil Prices—Europe Refuses To Follow

Time To Hold Europe’s Energy Dependence Architects Accountable

Four Years of Sanctions: Russia Endures, Europe Pays the Price

Europe Shows Its Cracks on 4th Anniversary of Ukraine War

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