The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on European energy

Kadhim, Zahraa Jassim; Abd Al Hassan, Jinan Abd Al Karem

doi:10.37651/aujlps.2025.165291.1611

	The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on European energy
Journal of Anbar University for Law and Political Sciences
Article 37, Volume 16, Issue: 2, June 2026, Pages 904-927 PDF (812.26 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.37651/aujlps.2025.165291.1611
Authors
Zahraa Jassim Kadhim^* ¹; Jinan Abd Al karem Abd Al Hassan²
¹Al-Farahidi University/ College of Education
²Al-Farahidi University College of Dentistry
Abstract
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a military campaign against Ukraine. In response to the war, the West imposed many economic sanctions on Russia. This war had many repercussions on the international and European reality. Russia possesses an energy force that most European countries rely on. Therefore, it is certain that the Russian-Ukrainian war will have an impact on the European energy reality. This has made European Union countries work closely on measures aimed at adapting to rising prices and scarcity of supplies. Energy prices have risen significantly in the European Union in particular and the world in general, especially fuel prices in the wake of this war, which has raised concerns about the security of gas supplies to many people. The member states of the European Union have greatly exacerbated the situation. The danger lies in the fact that the weather is extremely cold this winter, coinciding with the decline in energy, then governments may decide to give priority to their citizens over their neighbors, and the European Union will then be in a very bad situation, and this is what we find happened with the beginning of the emergence of and the spread of the “Corona virus”.
Keywords
Russia-Ukraine war; European energy crisis; geopolitical conflict; European energy; energy security

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