As Russia continues its war in Ukraine, how important is it for Europe to develop a pro energy posture to ensure they have energy security? Well, I would argue that One of the reasons why we have a war in Ukraine is because Russia thought they could get away with it because of how dependent Europe was on them for energy. And they felt there's no way the Europeans are going to come hard at us because they're too dependent on us for energy. (2:31:55–2:32:02)
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Asserts that Europe's energy dependence on Russia contributed to Russia's decision to invade Ukraine.
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