Energy
European Energy Security Increasingly Threatened, EON CEO Says
- Birnbaum says attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure are example
- He also pointed to cyber threats increasing by the day
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The security of Europe’s energy supply is more challenging than ever, EON SE Chief Executive Officer Leonhard Birnbaum said, pointing to attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and cyber threats as examples.
“Energy, and power in particular, is being used as a weapon against us,” the German utility’s Birnbaum said on a webinar on Friday as part of the Munich Security Conference. He mentioned the commercial weaponization of gas — with Russian flows to Europe being choked off — being followed by Moscow’s attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.