EU-Russia Relations in the Context of Energy Security : Analysis of Energy Securitization Discourses 2014-2017
Journal: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Year: 2019

For long energy trade has been viewed as an important element of EU– (Soviet) Russia relations. The West European energy engagement with what was then Soviet Union that emerged in late 1960s over the next decades evolved into an important strategic partnership in between the European Union (EU) and the Russian Federation (Russia), with considerable degree of interdependence surrounding their energy ties.&#13;\n&#13;\nAlthough the EU-Russia energy relations are, in general, concerned with both oi