Metsola, in the face of Russia’s natural gas crisis in the EU: “We have been deprived of energy union for a long time”
President of the European Parliament, Roberta MetzolaHe underlined the importance of “eliminating as much as possible Europe’s energy dependence on Russia” as the “final strategy” to deal with the energy crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and strongly warned of one of the main causes of the current situation. situation in the bloc: “too long lack of energy unity”.
In an interview with Europa Press on the occasion of his visit to Santander on Tuesday, where he will attend the Global Youth Leadership Forum with King Felipe VI, Maltese politics stressed the importance of reinforcing this.Unity“This is an issue that is currently emerging as a priority to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin before the advance of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.
“This is the first thing we have to do for me. The second thing is to continue helping Ukraine. If we don’t, Putin won’t stop. He said he would take Ukraine in three days, Finland and Sweden would never join NATO, and look what we’ve accomplished, noting that “there is a need to fight against the autocracy and those who try to destroy us.”