The Russian aggression against Ukraine has stimulated the debate on energy security of European countries. It is no secret that most of them have limited resources of strategic energy resources, such as crude oil, natural gas or coal. For this reason, they are forced to import them from various directions. For several decades, one of the most important has been the eastern direction, and more specifically Russia. This fact is directly related to a serious threat to energy security, especially in Central European countries. Unfortunately, the Polish economy is still largely dependent on hydrocarbons imported from Russia. In this context, there is an ongoing debate over the possibility of a complete "cut-off" from Russian energy resources. Nevertheless, the question arises: Is it possible? If so, when?
KBN Analysis no. 12 (107) / 2022
25 April 2022
The Russian aggression against Ukraine has stimulated the debate on energy security of European countries. It is no secret that most of them have limited resources of strategic energy resources, such as crude oil, natural gas or coal. For this reason, they are forced to import them from various directions. For several decades, one of the most important has been the eastern direction, and more specifically Russia. This fact is directly related to a serious threat to energy security, especially in Central European countries. Unfortunately, the Polish economy is still largely dependent on hydrocarbons imported from Russia. In this context, there is an ongoing debate over the possibility of a complete "cut-off" from Russian energy resources. Nevertheless, the question arises: Is it possible? If so, when?
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