Europe’s suicidal energy policy

Published February 1, 2022 12:00am ET



More than 100,000 Russian troops are positioned along the Ukrainian border. Unfortunately, Ukraine isn’t the only nation Russia is playing hardball with. Europe could be facing the biggest energy crisis in decades.

That’s because 40% of Europe’s energy supply comes from Russian natural gas. And while it was once thought to be out of the realm of possibility, the Kremlin is considering slowing the energy faucet down to a slow drip.

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