"Fueling War: Russia's Dirty Energy Secret"
Russia's war funds grow with each passing day, From fossil fuel sales, in a money-making way.
In Russia's land, a war does rage,
Funded by oil, a deadly stage,
Billions made, a fortune's gain,
As Ukraine suffers, in endless pain.
Funded by oil, a deadly stage,
Billions made, a fortune's gain,
As Ukraine suffers, in endless pain.
The West imports, with a guilty mind,
Ignoring sanctions, a hypocrite's find,
Russia's war machine, fueled by their gold,
A moral crisis, a story untold.
Ignoring sanctions, a hypocrite's find,
Russia's war machine, fueled by their gold,
A moral crisis, a story untold.
Ukraine's allies, with aid so fine,
Yet Russia's revenue, three times as divine,
From hydrocarbons, a windfall so grand,
A war machine, that refuses to disband.
Yet Russia's revenue, three times as divine,
From hydrocarbons, a windfall so grand,
A war machine, that refuses to disband.
The lion's share, from EU's fair hand,
€209bn, a sum, so hard to withstand,
Despite sanctions, Russia's still in play,
A clever loophole, to evade the way.
€209bn, a sum, so hard to withstand,
Despite sanctions, Russia's still in play,
A clever loophole, to evade the way.
The refining loophole, a trick so sly,
Processing oil, in third countries high,
Laundromat refineries, a secret game,
€6.1bn, a sum, to fuel the flames.
Processing oil, in third countries high,
Laundromat refineries, a secret game,
€6.1bn, a sum, to fuel the flames.
Experts warn, of a moral test,
The West's dependence, on fossil fuels, a mess,
A war fueled, by energy's dark might,
A crisis brewing, in the morning light.
The West's dependence, on fossil fuels, a mess,
A war fueled, by energy's dark might,
A crisis brewing, in the morning light.
Kaja Kallas, a voice so clear,
The EU's foreign policy, a path to fear,
A road map, to end Russian gas,
By 2027, a deadline, to pass.
The EU's foreign policy, a path to fear,
A road map, to end Russian gas,
By 2027, a deadline, to pass.
Mai Rosner, a campaigner so bold,
The refining loophole, a story to be told,
Banning LNG exports, a step so grand,
Closing the loophole, a moral stand.
The refining loophole, a story to be told,
Banning LNG exports, a step so grand,
Closing the loophole, a moral stand.
Vaibhav Raghunandan, an analyst so keen,
The EU's dependence, on Russian gas, so unseen,
A 5% drop, in gas consumption so low,
A chance to break free, from Russia's woe.
The EU's dependence, on Russian gas, so unseen,
A 5% drop, in gas consumption so low,
A chance to break free, from Russia's woe.
The war in Ukraine, a story so sad,
A crisis brewing, in the energy trade,
The West's dependence, on fossil fuels so strong,
A moral crisis, that refuses to be wrong.
A crisis brewing, in the energy trade,
The West's dependence, on fossil fuels so strong,
A moral crisis, that refuses to be wrong.