Irish Examiner view: Germany needs to cut its reliance on Russian gas

A gas pressure gauge of a main gas pipeline from Russia; the EU gets 40% of its gas supplies from Russia. Picture: Sergei Chuzavkov/AP

While there is growing awareness across the EU that we need to cut our energy reliance on Russia, there are mixed signals in that regard coming from Germany, Russia’s largest gas customer worldwide. 

Seduced by the convenience and the low cost of Russian fuel, the Germans declined to explore alternatives. Now they may be forced to do so.