EconomyEnergyPolitics Russia’s European neighbors oppose resuming purchases of Russian power. Thursday, March 20, 2025

Any discuss of a return to Russian oil and fuel is untimely and threatens Europe’s safety pursuits, warn EU nations bordering Russia, amid rising hypothesis {that a} US-brokered peace deal might normalize financial ties with Moscow. The remarks come amid hypothesis regarding when and whether or not Europe will be capable to resume power ties with Russia. In latest days, NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte steered that financial relations with Russia might resume after the combating in Ukraine ultimately ends. This has drawn robust opposition from Kyiv’s most loyal EU allies, who’re eager to forestall any normalization of relations that might embrace a return to purchasing Russian power. Lithuania, Finland, and Estonia have been outspoken towards resuming purchases of Russian power even after the conflict. The European Fee and the German authorities additionally consider {that a} return to regular relations with Moscow will not be presently attainable.