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Putin Puts Europe Into an Energy Vise So Tight That Some Countries Are Chopping Wood

In addition to nuclear blackmail, Russia is using natural gas to put Europe in a hammerlock.

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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Russian occupied Ukraine, August 19, 2022. Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP
JAMES BROOKE
JAMES BROOKE

After six months of war in Ukraine, President Putin’s military offensive has stalled. Now, as winter looms, Mr. Putin is aggressively playing the energy card. Russia is deliberately deepening Europe’s energy crisis to the gravest level since the Arab oil shock of 1973. 

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JAMES BROOKE
JAMES BROOKE

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported from Russia for eight years and from Ukraine for six years, coming home in 2021.

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