Russian Gas Reliance in Europe Skewing Sanctions Debate

European leaders, while calling Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election a success, are still facing a deeper dilemma: how to free their countries from an addiction to Russian energy.

Pro-European billionaire Petro Poroshenko’s victory has relieved the immediate pressure on the U.S. and the European Union to impose tougher sanctions against Russia. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said he didn’t expect the 28-nation bloc’s leaders to discuss punitive measures at a summit in Brussels today.