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European Commissioner for energy Miguel Arias Cañete has told Politico that Russia's annexation of Crimea is responsible for all current EU energy policy

by: Erica Mills

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Politico: Putin Triggers EU Energy Rethink

Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and support for separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine is driving Europe’s energy policy on everything from natural gas, renewables, energy efficiency and electricity to building an EU-wide energy union, the bloc’s energy and climate commissioner told POLITICO.

“The Ukrainian situation has triggered all the alarms in the EU and now security of supply is a main concern that permeates all our policies,” Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete said in an interview.

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