Hit Russia where it counts—at the pumps

The reality is that Russia is actually benefitting from the war, financially, due to Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and gas exports.

If the West is serious about bringing Vladimir Putin’s war machine to a halt, we need to bite the bullet and stop purchasing Russian oil and gas, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

May 9, 2022

OTTAWA—We are now well into the third month of Russia’s war in Ukraine and it appears that there is little hope of the conflict ending anytime soon. The Ukrainian military has proven itself to be better trained, equipped, and motivated than the surprisingly inept Russian armed forces. On land,...

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