cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26410527
The EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, a report marking the third anniversary of the invasion has found.
The EU bought €21.9bn (£18.1bn) of Russian oil and gas in the third year of the war, according to estimates from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Crea), despite the efforts under way to kick the continent’s addiction to the fuels that fund Vladimir Putin’s war chest.
The amount is one-sixth greater than the €18.7bn the EU allocated to Ukraine in financial aid in 2024, according to a tracker from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
From the article itself:
The aid figure does not include military or humanitarian contributions.
I love how you need to read 4 paragraphs, to learn it’s just sensationalist trash, made only for the headline.
That said, I do wish more support went to Ukraine.
Be aware that some member states (such as Slovakia, Austria and Hungary) are playing a big role in this, as they have explicitly stated that they do not want to stop consuming Russian gas due to the cheap prices.
While some member states (such as Germany & the Netherlands) are actively reducing the dependence on Russia, others are actively increasing it, which skews the average results and lead to articles like these.
Hey hi, it’s me, an American. I don’t want to hear any more of this “only some Europeans” stuff. If I get lumped in with a bunch of dumbasses all of Europe is huffing Putin’s gas.
It may be hard to grasp for you guys, but Europe is not one big country.
Because fossil fuels provide half of Europe’s energy generation, and you can’t just give up buying it ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Well. We could. If we had listened and acted 30 years ago, when we already knew climate change was going to be bad. Now the Leopards are feasting.
The source makes a different claim?
Your source probably only refers to electricity. You also have to factor in heating and mobility.
