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This winter will be a brutal test for Europe’s electricity interconnections — and whether the region will stick together even in the coldest months. (ig.ft.com)

submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/europe@lemmy.ml

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

which never was dependant on Russian gas in any shape or form

LOL WUT?

In 2021 imports from Russia made up 4% of gas used in the UK, 9% of oil and 27% of coal. In 2021, imports of gas, oil and coal from Russian to the UK were worth a combined £4.5 billion.

However, you avoided addressing my point which is that The Economist is firmly pro war and pro decoupling with Russia. They are the last people to admit that this is causing problems for the collective west.

[–] poVoq 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

4%, wow what a dependency! You are proving my point here :p

And you are just trying to change the topic. This is only very remotely related to the war in Ukraine and decoupling from Russian energy exports that is happening in some parts of central and eastern Europe.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

4% of energy is significant in absolute terms. And as you can see in the quote above, overall energy dependence is significantly higher. So, yes this is very much related to decoupling from Russian energy.