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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
The latest Russian-Ukrainian escalation, and President Vladimir Putin’s demands, have once again brought forward the vulnerabilities of the European energy security landscape. With Germany, one of the EU’s key players, being heavily reliant on Russian gas and some 35% of EU gas imports arriving from Moscow, the European need for diversifying its energy resources seems more crucial than ever. Looking into the EU’s individual imports, Russian gas accounts for almost half in Germany, around 40% in Italy, and approximately 20% in France. However, this debate is far from new. Since the Euromaidan p…