It’s likely that their entire economy is tied to that cheap russian gas. Like, literally infrastructure is made around that gas.
Comment on End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
They’ve had plenty of time to transition to cheaper, cleaner, and more sustainable alternatives.
Even if Ukraine WEREN’T fighting off an invasion from a fascist regime that relies on income from fossil gas, this would still be squarely on the governments who would rather deprive their people than do the obviously right thing.
banghida@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I mean, 5 years is still pretty fast for transitioning entire energy sectors and supply. Not that I fault Ukraine for turning off the gas, but I also don’t think Moldova could have transitioned in 5 years easily if at all.
It can take a decade just to build a single refinery, or new pipeline, or other infrastructure. It’s not something someone can just say go and have it all set up and running in a few years.