2016-02-29 US policy toward Russia/EU failed?

2016-02-29 US policy toward Russia/EU failed?
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War in Ukraine, sanctions, were all aimed to prevent the increasing dependence of EU nations on Russian gas.. But the Russians report for 2015 "increased exports to Germany by 44 percent, Italy by 42 percent, France by 73 percent and Austria by 52 percent"...

Russian gas exports to Europe surge

Exports of natural gas to Western Europe have increased 37.5 percent in January, the head of Gazprom told President Vladimir Putin.

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