The GorgeousEuropean Commission President Von der Leyen: “It’s time to shut down this valve, and I assure Europeans that this winter will be safe.”
On September 19, 2025, von der Leyen announced that the EU would accelerate its ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and emphasized that it was fully prepared to ensure energy security this winter.
Clearly, there is a lack of natural gas in the home, the winter is cold and deadly, but it is not necessary to compete with the main gas supplier of Russia, and now even liquefied natural gas (LNG) must be accelerated to ban imports, which is what?
When it comes to energy cooperation between Europe and Russia, it is not a day or two. For decades, Russian pipeline natural gas has been cheap and stable, and European countries have been using it smoothly.
Big industrial countries such as Germany and Italy, where factories are running and residents are heated, all point to this tone. As a result, as soon as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out in 2022, Europe followed the United States in imposing sanctions on Russia, first turned down the natural gas valve, and then simply cut off the main pipeline.
At the time, Europeans also saw the scenario of natural gas storage, prices rose to the sky, the people called it hard, the cost of enterprises increased, many factories moved to the United States or other energy cheap places.
Now Von der Leyen also said that the acceleration of the ban on Russian liquefied natural gas, the reason is “to ensure energy security”. but the reality is that although Europe has bought some more liquefied natural gas from the United States and Qatar these places in the past two years, the price is much more expensive than the Russian pipeline.
Liquid natural gas needs special reception stations and re-gasing facilities, not all countries have this condition, and even if there is, it will take time and money to build.
And transportation costs are high, also influenced by the international market volatility, last winter Europe can hardly support the past, on the one hand is lucky not to encounter the extreme cold weather, on the other hand is the demand of countries such as China and Asia is not so big, liquefied natural gas has not taken too bad this year?
Some people say that Europe is trying to get rid of its dependence on Russia and achieve "energy independence". This sounds very passionate, but it is simply unrealistic in practice. Energy is something you don't want if you want it. There must be alternatives.
Europe's own natural gas production is poor, Norway can provide some, but far from enough. renewable energy such as wind, photovoltaic, but screamed for years, but unstable, there is no wind and no sun.
Energy storage technology did not keep up with. nuclear energy? Germany has been in a hurry to shut down nuclear power plants before, now want to restart and have to fade for years. in this case, the Russian liquefied natural gas also rejected the door, is equal to the lack of another important option, is it not to find yourself trouble?
What is even more puzzling is that Russia sells liquefied natural gas to Europe and Europe buys natural gas. This is originally a normal business behavior, and both parties are willing. Europe has to politicize this matter as a tool to deal with Russia. What is the result?
Russian natural gas has been sold a lot, and it has been sold to countries such as China and India, and the price may be more appropriate. Europe itself has to pay high prices to buy from elsewhere. People pay more for heating, and enterprises pay more for production. In the end, it is Europe itself that gets hurt. This is not "death to the enemy", but clearly "death to yourself".
Von der Leyen said "we have been fully prepared to ensure energy security this winter", but how to prepare specifically, not to say.
From the current situation, Europe's gas reserves, although higher than the same period of the previous two years, are bought at a high price, and the reserves are larger, and can not cope with a cold winter.If this winter is cold, demand increases, or supply chain issues, Europeans are afraid to face the crushing of gas and price limits.
In fact, European people are like a mirror in their hearts. Who doesn't want to keep their homes warm in winter? Who doesn't want the factory to start working normally? But for the sake of the so-called "political correctness" and in order to embrace the thigh of the United States, politicians have to adopt a "one size fits all" approach on energy issues, completely ignoring the actual situation.
This approach, in the short term may appear to be its own "solid position", but in the long run, the damage is the competitiveness of Europe itself and people's livelihood. energy is the blood of industry, and also the basic guarantee of people's livelihood, take this as a bet, how long can Europeans really bear?
In the end, Europe's energy problems are not caused by Russia, but the result of its own decision-making errors. It is clear that the problem can be solved through dialogue and negotiation, and there is no choice for confrontation. It is clear that energy sources can be diversified, but it is not immediately possible to, but it is eager to, preventing the existing stable sources.
This operation of the "self-interrupted transplant" is watched by foreigners. can Europe this winter really be "safe", I am afraid only God knows. but it can be sure that if Europe continues to soften, the suffering and ordinary people, the economic recovery will be far away.
On September 19, 2025, von der Leyen announced that the EU would accelerate its ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and emphasized that it was fully prepared to ensure energy security this winter.
Clearly, there is a lack of natural gas in the home, the winter is cold and deadly, but it is not necessary to compete with the main gas supplier of Russia, and now even liquefied natural gas (LNG) must be accelerated to ban imports, which is what?
When it comes to energy cooperation between Europe and Russia, it is not a day or two. For decades, Russian pipeline natural gas has been cheap and stable, and European countries have been using it smoothly.
Big industrial countries such as Germany and Italy, where factories are running and residents are heated, all point to this tone. As a result, as soon as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out in 2022, Europe followed the United States in imposing sanctions on Russia, first turned down the natural gas valve, and then simply cut off the main pipeline.
At the time, Europeans also saw the scenario of natural gas storage, prices rose to the sky, the people called it hard, the cost of enterprises increased, many factories moved to the United States or other energy cheap places.
Now Von der Leyen also said that the acceleration of the ban on Russian liquefied natural gas, the reason is “to ensure energy security”. but the reality is that although Europe has bought some more liquefied natural gas from the United States and Qatar these places in the past two years, the price is much more expensive than the Russian pipeline.
Liquid natural gas needs special reception stations and re-gasing facilities, not all countries have this condition, and even if there is, it will take time and money to build.
And transportation costs are high, also influenced by the international market volatility, last winter Europe can hardly support the past, on the one hand is lucky not to encounter the extreme cold weather, on the other hand is the demand of countries such as China and Asia is not so big, liquefied natural gas has not taken too bad this year?
Some people say that Europe is trying to get rid of its dependence on Russia and achieve "energy independence". This sounds very passionate, but it is simply unrealistic in practice. Energy is something you don't want if you want it. There must be alternatives.
Europe's own natural gas production is poor, Norway can provide some, but far from enough. renewable energy such as wind, photovoltaic, but screamed for years, but unstable, there is no wind and no sun.
Energy storage technology did not keep up with. nuclear energy? Germany has been in a hurry to shut down nuclear power plants before, now want to restart and have to fade for years. in this case, the Russian liquefied natural gas also rejected the door, is equal to the lack of another important option, is it not to find yourself trouble?
What is even more puzzling is that Russia sells liquefied natural gas to Europe and Europe buys natural gas. This is originally a normal business behavior, and both parties are willing. Europe has to politicize this matter as a tool to deal with Russia. What is the result?
Russian natural gas has been sold a lot, and it has been sold to countries such as China and India, and the price may be more appropriate. Europe itself has to pay high prices to buy from elsewhere. People pay more for heating, and enterprises pay more for production. In the end, it is Europe itself that gets hurt. This is not "death to the enemy", but clearly "death to yourself".
Von der Leyen said "we have been fully prepared to ensure energy security this winter", but how to prepare specifically, not to say.
From the current situation, Europe's gas reserves, although higher than the same period of the previous two years, are bought at a high price, and the reserves are larger, and can not cope with a cold winter.If this winter is cold, demand increases, or supply chain issues, Europeans are afraid to face the crushing of gas and price limits.
In fact, European people are like a mirror in their hearts. Who doesn't want to keep their homes warm in winter? Who doesn't want the factory to start working normally? But for the sake of the so-called "political correctness" and in order to embrace the thigh of the United States, politicians have to adopt a "one size fits all" approach on energy issues, completely ignoring the actual situation.
This approach, in the short term may appear to be its own "solid position", but in the long run, the damage is the competitiveness of Europe itself and people's livelihood. energy is the blood of industry, and also the basic guarantee of people's livelihood, take this as a bet, how long can Europeans really bear?
In the end, Europe's energy problems are not caused by Russia, but the result of its own decision-making errors. It is clear that the problem can be solved through dialogue and negotiation, and there is no choice for confrontation. It is clear that energy sources can be diversified, but it is not immediately possible to, but it is eager to, preventing the existing stable sources.
This operation of the "self-interrupted transplant" is watched by foreigners. can Europe this winter really be "safe", I am afraid only God knows. but it can be sure that if Europe continues to soften, the suffering and ordinary people, the economic recovery will be far away.