EU Foreign Policy Chief defends energy strategy as Russian revenues soar
By DW
03 August 2022 |
7:01 am
In an exclusive interview, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told DW that the European Union is continuously working on reducing its dependency on Russian gas. However, he says, EU member states can't be asked to cut off those gas supplies "overnight."
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