Azerbaijan agreed Saturday to supply the European Union with electricity via a subsea cable, inking a deal in Bucharest as the bloc diversifies energy supply away from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said the bloc was definitively “turning its back” on reliance on Russian fossil fuels and diversifying towards “reliable energy partners” after greenlighting construction of a 1,195-kilometre (745-mile) cable under the Black Sea.
“The Black Sea electric cable is a new transmission route full of opportunities,” Van der Leyen tweeted.
“Since the beginning of Russia’s war, we have decided to turn our back on Russian fossil fuels and to diversify towards reliable energy partners,” she said.
[That’s gutsy of the Azeris. However, they exist between Russia on the north and Russia’s newest bestest buddy Iran to the south. Maybe they’d better start getting friendlier with Armenia, because the Azeris will need as many friends as possible if they’re going to help the EU isolate Russia economically. — Ed]
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