Europe spent years sanctioning, isolating and dismantling its energy relationship with Russia. Now Ukraine is physically targeting Russian refineries, further weakening Eurasia’s downstream industry. The consequences are becoming global. Diesel supplies are tightening and prices are soaring. President Trump has now urged Zelensky to stop attacking Russian diesel infrastructure, warning of worldwide shortages. Europe helped create the conditions for this destruction. The uncomfortable lesson: Russian refining capacity mattered far beyond Russia.
“In Brussels, Strategy and Pragmatism are not policies. They’re two strippers working the late shift at the Berlaymont Cafeteria.”
— Eni Versalis, Sheriff of the Berlaymont Cafeteria
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