Analysis

How Europe's reliance on Russia's gas plays into the war in Ukraine

Updated February 24, 2022

Becky Sullivan
Jackie Northam

Tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel "Fortuna" in the port of Wismar, Germany, in January 2021. The special vessel was used for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. Germany said it is postponing certification of the pipeline. (AP)

This article was originally published on February 09, 2022.

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