DISINFO: The Russophobic elites have led Europe to an energy crisis
SUMMARY
If European countries were ruled by politicians focused on their own countries instead of all kinds of Russophobic crap, Europe would not be suffering now from an energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. As long as Tusk, Merz, Macron, and other underdeveloped crooks are in power, it will be Polish, German, French and other taxpayers paying for other people’s wars out of their own pockets.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Europe’s inescapable dependence on Russian energy and the suicidal Russophobia of the European elites.
While the conflict in the Middle East has contributed to volatility in global energy markets, adding upward pressure on oil and gas prices, this disinformation narrative paints an apocalyptic picture in order to push EU audiences to advocate for the removal of sanctions imposed on Russia following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the use of energy as a weapon, EU leaders agreed, in the Versailles Declaration of March 2022, to phase out dependence on Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible. Consequently, gas and oil imports from Russia to the EU have both decreased significantly in recent years.
This claim was made in the context of the EU’s agreement to permanently stop Russian gas imports and phase out Russian oil, under the provisional deal reached by the European Parliament and the Council on December 3, 2025. EU member states formally approved the agreement on January 26, 2026 to gradually phase out all gas imports from Russia. This will happen in stages, with imports of liquefied natural gas to stop by January 1, 2027, at the latest, while the last deliveries via pipeline will stop by November 1 of the same year.
This historic decision will end the EU’s dependence on an unreliable supplier that has repeatedly destabilised European energy markets, threatened security of supply through energy blackmail, and harmed the European economy. As outlined in the REPowerEU Roadmap, the full phase-out of Russian fossil fuels is a crucial step to ensure Europe’s energy independence, competitiveness, resilience, and market stability.
On 21 January 2026, the EU’s restrictions on the import of refined petroleum products deriving from Russian-origin crude oil entered into force. The restrictions, introduced as part of the EU’s 18th package of sanctions targeting Russia, prohibit the direct or indirect purchase, import or transfer into the EU of refined petroleum products obtained from third countries that derive from Russian-origin crude oil. The measures also impose restrictions on the related provision of technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, and insurance / re-insurance.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that Europe is committing energy suicide without Russia, that instead of crushing Russia, sanctions led to US debt and Europe’s freezing, that according to the Draghi report, the EU faces economic difficulties due to rejection of Russian energy, or that a potential ban on Russian LNG supplies would cost the EU one-fifth of imports.