Alex Christoforou
January 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Russia gas FREEDOM, TRUMP LNG dependent. EU-India, mother of all trade deals. Armada pressure Iran
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Key Takeaways
- 1The European Union has officially signed into law a ban on Russian pipeline gas and LNG, with officials framing this as achieving "energy independe...
- 2This economic reasoning defies basic business sense.
- 3The timing is particularly striking given recent tensions over Greenland, where Trump held significant leverage over the EU precisely because he co...
- 4Hungary and Slovakia are challenging this decision in court, arguing the EU used procedural trickery to bypass their vetoes.
- 5Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen celebrated the decision, stating that Europe should have "no dependencies on other countries outside Europe.
Overview
The European Union has officially signed into law a ban on Russian pipeline gas and LNG, with officials framing this as achieving "energy independence." However, this move effectively makes the EU dependent on a single major supplier - the United States and its LNG exports. The logic appears backwards: having multiple suppliers previously meant dependence, while relying primarily on one supplier now supposedly means independence.
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