Stop Orban or reform European Union

Victor Orban, through blackmailing the EU by threatening to block sanctions against Russia, is pushing for the resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine to the EU and the continuation of oil transit via Ukraine's branch of the Druzhba pipeline.

This figure has forced the EU and Ukraine into the situation of potentially "unfreezing" 200 billion euros for Russia that are held in bank accounts. Unfortunately, the EU has succumbed to this pressure, agreeing to negotiations with Ukraine about resuming gas transit and continuing oil transit.

This is an absolute disgrace for the EU, when an open ally of a fascist state pursues its goals and effectively has a decisive influence on the European Union's policy.

In other words, the EU, under the influence of Putin's puppet, is forcing the victim of war to finance the aggressor by providing services for the transit of oil and gas. This is an absolute disgrace to such values. At the same time, these decisions violate Ukraine's sovereignty and international law regarding the "rules of war."

This raises serious doubts about the future prospects of the European Union without its fundamental reform. In my opinion, under such a system, where key decisions within the structure depend on figures like Orban and Fico, the EU has no bright future.

What to do?

Do not resume the transit of Russian gas, but negotiate plans for supplying Azerbaijani resources through the Trans-Balkan pipeline.  

Seek legal grounds to halt the transit of oil and intensify consultations on this with the EU and the USA.

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About the author. Volodymyr Omelchenko, Director of Energy Programs at the Razumkov Centre

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