Heavy autumn for Europe. What to wait from Putin

Judy Dempsi Senior Researcher of the European Center Carnegie and Editor -in -Chief of Blog "Strategic Europe" amid rapid rising prices for energy, Russia's war with Ukraine and tensions around Taiwan, the EU will have no rest block should not allow internal crisis to distract from strategic. problems. And autumn will be issued for European leaders. The problems that existed before the EU institutions went on a summer vacation did not disappear. And new ones appeared on the agenda.

Video Day War in Ukraine is ongoing. It is not possible to complete it or even the fact that diplomacy plays any role. The destruction does not stop, and the number of victims is increasing, as well as the number of internally displaced persons, millions of people are forced to leave the country. All this happens on the borders of the EU. The energy crisis is also ongoing as Russia continues to reduce its gas supply to Europe.

The purpose of Moscow is to use energy as geopolitical and political weapons. With increasing energy prices, the pressure on the governments of European countries will increase to soften consumer expenses. The influence of these prices has not yet caused tangible negative political consequences. It is on such a influence that President Vladimir Putin hopes. In the energy crisis, the Kremlin can accuse EU sanctions against Russia. The block was still the only sanctions policy.