With energy prices soaring, von der Leyen says returning to Russian fossil fuels would be a ‘strategic blunder’

Returning to Russian fossil fuels would leave the European Union more dependent, more exposed and weaker, warned European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Speaking during a plenary debate at the European Parliament ahead of next week’s EU summit of heads of state and government, and amid ongoing discussion of the … Continue reading With energy prices soaring, von der Leyen says returning to Russian fossil fuels would be a ‘strategic blunder’