Are fossil fuels funding the war in Ukraine?

At the time of recording, hundreds, and possibly thousands, of civilians have been killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more than 2.5m Ukranians have fled the country. The Russian army has been accused of war crimes after bombing a maternity hospital in the south. Allies of the Ukrainian president say that Russia will only back down if Europe bans the import of Russian oil and gas.

But what do oil and gas have to do with the war in Ukraine? Will banning Russian fossil fuels really make Putin reconsider? And what does all this mean for soaring energy bills in the UK?

Ayeisha is joined by Svitlana Romanko, Ukrainian environmental lawyer, climate activist and strategist, and spokesperson for Stand With Ukraine, and Tessa Khan, Founder and Director of Uplift, and previous guest of the podcast.

- You can sign on to the Stand with Ukraine campaign here: https://www.with-ukraine.org/

- Find out more about the Putin100 campaign: https://putin100.org/#why

- Read the IEA's 10-Point Plan to Reduce the European Union’s Reliance on Russian Natural Gas: https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-reduce-the-european-unions-reliance-on-russian-natural-gas

- Write to your MP ahead of the spring statement to demand a Great Homes Upgrade: https://greathomesupgrade.org/campaigns/call-for-a-great-homes-upgrade-this-budget

- Find out more about the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance: https://beyondoilandgasalliance.com/

- More on the The Global Gas & Oil Network here: https://ggon.org/

- Endorse the Fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty: https://fossilfueltreaty.org/

- Visit the Reclaim Finance website: https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/home/

- Follow Stop Cambo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StopCambo

- Tessa can be found at https://twitter.com/tessakhan

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Researched by Margaret Welsh. Produced by Becky Malone.

Music by Chris Zabriskie and Poddington Bear under Creative Commons license.

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