Russia and the European Union in the Baltic Sea Region

... Union is a matter of formats and names, and not development, which has already been chosen, and in which a departure from the European Union’s dependence on Russia is but one of the motives. Therefore, Russia, an appraisal of the intentions of the European Union and its Baltic Sea Region members with regard to energy policy might benefit from an interpretation of their motives, and not only in the context of “anti-Russian sentiment.” Moscow should realize that the European Union’s interest in energy supplies from ...