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Some critics of the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union say the country’s recent turmoil should drive it back into the bloc.
The EU is withholding billions of euros in grants over concerns surrounding corruption and discrimination.
The EU is to make it tougher for Russians to holiday in Europe as a sanction against the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. But why not a total ban?
Fear that Russia may terminate all natural gas flows to Europe’s largest economy is causing friction among EU countries.
Natural gas is used to manufacture ammonia, which is a key ingredient in fertilizers.
European leaders worry about the risk of a supply shortage in the winter, though member nations have different levels of energy security.
Several EU nations, including Germany, depend on Russian gas. The Nord Stream pipeline reopens Thursday, but supply is uncertain.
Advanced nations will evaluate the idea in an effort to limit Russia’s energy revenue. But Russia could retaliate.
The EU has just unveiled a punitive ban on oil imports from Russia — but the Ukrainian government is unimpressed.
The British move to change unilaterally part of its withdrawal deal with the EU could trigger a trade war with the bloc.
