It would be a mistake "of historic dimensions" to start importing energy from Russia again, believes the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
Our energy prices must not be dictated by a hostile neighbor, she says in a speech in the EU Parliament since the Commission on Tuesday presented its strategy to completely phase out all Russian gas imports by 2027.
The EU chief simultaneously reiterates her hope to already this year be able to initiate negotiations on EU membership for Ukraine in all so-called negotiation chapters.
Getting Ukraine into our union is the best guarantee for a just and lasting peace, says Ursula von der Leyen.
