Changes in the European Union’s Energy Dependence on Russia After 2014 and 2022
Journal: Digital Repository (National Repository of Grey Literature)
Year: 2026

The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to assess the differing impacts of the geopolitical events in 2014 and 2022 on the European Union’s energy dependence on the Russian Federation and to determine the extent to which these events contributed to a genuine transformation of European energy policy. The thesis examines whether, and to what extent, the EU’s response to the first crisis following the annexation of Crimea differed from its reaction to the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, and wheth