Nicholas Kumleben

1 month ago | thesgnl.com | Michael Bluhm |Nicholas Kumleben

After the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union responded by cutting off imports of Russian coal and oil, and vowing to phase out imports of Russian natural gas. It was a major shift for the Continent, which had for decades pursued a policy of building trade ties with the Russian Federation—and the Soviet Union before it—in hopes of improving political ties.