1、Institut Jacques Delors 1Stop feeding the bear The case for a smart embargo on Putins oil and gasThe author would like to thank Camille Defard,Nicole Koenig,Leon Leuser,Sbastien Maillard,Phuc-Vinh Nguyen,Karin Thalberg,and Jean-Arnold Vinois for their valuable com-ments on that paper.On May 9th 1950
2、,Robert Schuman gave his historic declaration calling for the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community.His political aim was crystal-clear:“make any war between France and Germany not only unthinkable,but also materially impossible”.In 2022,the European Union cannot make war between Ukraine a
3、nd Russia unthinkable,but it can make Putins war on Ukraine materially impossible.By cutting Russian fossil fuel exports,the EU would deprive Putin of the money he needs to sustain his war effort.This brief aims to shed light on the geopolitical context that Europe faces with Putins second invasion
4、of Ukraine,and how EU energy policy should be adapted to serve EU geopolitical goals.After briefly summarising the last 30 years of Ukrainian history,the current state of the war is outlined.Thereafter,the vital role of fossil fuel money for the Russian war effort is underlined,before suggesting tha
