As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine plunges Europe into uncertainty, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed confidence in the EU’s resilience, including in energy matters, at a press conference with European Council President Charles Michel and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday 24 February.
“We have been working for weeks to prepare for the worst (including)making sure we can be independent of any kind of pressure from Russian gas suppliers. We have...