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Russia's energy war: Putin's unpredictable actions and looming sanctions could further disrupt oil and gas markets

  • Written by Amy Myers Jaffe, Research professor, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
imageThe new Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline connects Norwegian natural gas fields in the North Sea with Denmark and Poland, offering an alternative to Russian gas.Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Russia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and politica...

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