Russian gas is still transiting Ukraine, so why stop now?
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe has been trying to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and gas imports, forcing the continent to turn elsewhere to compensate. Imports of pricey liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US, for instance, have grown from 19 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2019 to 56 bcm in 2023. However,…