‘It’s a tactic. It’s not a real strategy’ — Kneissl on Europe’s energy sanctions

Europe keeps buying Russian energy despite years of sanctions. So what exactly is Brussels achieving?

Former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl calls the EU’s approach a ‘salami tactic’ driven by successive sanctions packages rather than a coherent strategy. She discusses Russian energy reaching Europe through intermediaries, growing public desperation and why blaming Moscow for domestic unrest avoids responsibility.