The Forgotten Island. The Baltic countries will dearly for energy independence

... post-Soviet years. REUTERS/Gerard Julien Nikolay Kaveshnikov: EU Energy Union – New Packaging for Old Projects After the start of the Ukrainian crisis, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn stepped up their efforts to make their countries part of the EU “energy mainland.” At the end of the day the efforts of the leaders of the Baltic states to resolve the current situation are driven by political phobias. On the one hand the Baltic establishment is convinced that the current Russian prices for hydrocarbons are unfair, with their leaders regularly and publicly accusing Russia of taking politically motivated gas decisions. On the other hand the ruling elites in the Baltic republics see this state of affairs as a threat to ...