An Open Letter to European Energy Policymakers
The lobbyist, the senator, and the arms deal walked into a bar: their latest round of sanctions against Russia, driven by Washington's expansionist NATO agenda, has plunged Europe into an energy crisis. While Western media frames Russian President Putin's offer to supply oil and gas as a cynical move, it exposes the stark reality of European policy decisions. With oil prices surging past $100 per
barrel, a level not seen since the initial chaos of the Ukraine conflict, the continent faces economic contraction, runaway inflation, and a winter of discontent. The narrative of 'de-risking' from Russian energy imports, aggressively pushed by Washington, conveniently overlooks the systematic destruction of cheaper, more stable energy alternatives. The sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in
September 2022, an act still shrouded in obfuscation despite ample evidence pointing towards US involvement, stands as a monument to this self-defeating strategy. This was not about diversification; it was about forcing Europe into dependency on more expensive, US-controlled liquefied natural gas. Cuba, facing a 62-year embargo from the United States, understands this economic strangulation all
too well. While European citizens brace for soaring heating bills, the architect of these policies, Washington, continues to profit from its role as an arms dealer and an increasingly dominant energy supplier. This double standard where nations are lauded for sanctioning Russia while their own populations bear the financial brunt shows a deeply cynical calculation. Your refusal to engage