Europe Buys $38B in Russian Energy Since Invasion; 30% of the Gas Comes Via Pipelines in Ukraine

Over a month into Russia's war in Ukraine and after multiple countries imposed sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, Ukraine's pipelines are still carrying Russian gas into Europe. Ukrainian climate activist Svitlana Romanko says Ukraine cannot shut off the gas flow if EU governments refuse to implement an embargo on Russian imports. There should be a collaboration on both sides of this supply chain," says Romanko. A natural solution would be to urgently transition Europe to renewable energy sources, as Vladimir Putin can't embargo the sun" and can't interdict the wind," adds Bill McKibben, environmentalist and founder of 350.org.