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Ukraine. in europe, it is winter. is this going to take a long, long time? >> there will be first step this year preparing next winter. and then we want to reduce very much our dependency. in the middle term, until 2027, we want to get rid of dependency. but this year is fundamental to get started very much on this dependency. look at what we have decided for the central bank of russia, the banking system, for the oil and, oil and gas, it is huge. and the effect is already very

Secure, clean energy future. this initiative focuses on two coalitions. 0ne, helping europe reduce its dependency on russian gas as quickly as possible. secondly, reducing in europe �*s demand for gas overall. to address the first point, the united states, together with our international partners, we are going to work to ensure an additional 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas for europe this year. and as the eu works to discontinue buying russian gas well before 2030, it will als...

It follows a series of emergency sum mitts of russias invasion on ukraine. nato said it has never been more united in its response. natasha bertrand joins us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brianna. president biden making news early this morning when he announced there is going to be a major effort in the next few months, few years to wean them off russian oil and gas. and furtherance of that goal, they have announced they will create this joint task force chaired by members of the whi...

Response to potential chemical weapons used or the purpose of sanctions. the speech ended a busy 3 days in europe during this time the white house announced additional natural gas shipments to europe so ending dependency on russian oil and gas would take years. the ukrainian government is pushing for more energy from around the world and more weapons from nato. >> all offers are on the table, our needs are on the table, we need peace immediately. the answers are up to you. >> ahead of his speech...

The faithful in ukraine to defend themselves against western villains and so on. so he shares the same narrative as putin does, and therefore its not so much a question of dependency, but its a question, as i see it, that both are of the same line. there has been some criticism that some of what the patriarch has said has been slanted towards politics, and of course public discussion of politics is a violation of canon law in the russian church. has he crossed that line? well, ifear you cant be ...

I think if we can really help them, that would be extremely valuable because they need protection from that absolutely merciless onslaught from artillery and from the rocket launchers. james from itv. you have also spoken — launchers. james from itv. you have also spoken about _ launchers. james from itv. you have also spoken about winning _ launchers. james from itv. you have also spoken about winning europe i launchers. james from itv. you have| also spoken about winning europe off russian _...

Something to get rid of it. and we do have a plan. we do have a plan for this year to be better prepared for next heating season and how to get rid of this dependency. before we get to the plan, i just want you to tell me how it feels to be the commissioner for energy when you know that every single day, more than $270 million is being sent by eu nations to vladimir putin and his government, money which is paying for oil and gas, which is financing his war machine. and i know that every euro is ...

By the end of the year. the bloc has already said it will cut russian gas use in response to russias invasion of ukraine. more on that in a moment, but lets take a look at the latest developments. ukraine officials say 300 could have died in the strike which hit a theatre where hundreds of people were sheltering. the uk ministry of defence says ukraine is re—occupying some towns and defensive positions up to 35km east of kyiv. us presidentjoe biden has said nato would respond if russia uses ch...

But lets think the unthinkable for a moment. if president putin actually seems to be failing, might he reach for his nuclear weapons? it is a concern, and it is a bigger concern if putin feels that hes caged in and what might he do? in wartime, governments usually get a boost from the public. this is particularly true of the united states. so, how isjoe biden faring? he has assumed a mantle, he has cast himself within this crisis as the leader of the free world. and while most of the worlds coun...

Is europe ever going to go cold turkey on its addiction to russian fossilfuels? commissioner kadri simson, welcome to hardtalk. commissioner, would you accept that as we speak today, european union nations are still addicted to russian oil and gas? thats true, we are too dependent on imported russian fossil fuels. not only oil and gas but also coal and even nuclear fuel. and i called it an addiction, which implies dependency, thats fair, isnt it? there is a profound dependency on russias