# Blog

A phase out of Russian oil may be less effective than a tariff at reducing Putin’s rents

A punitive tariff on all energy imports from Russia would be a better choice than a gradually phased-in embargo on selected fuels. The European Union’s plan to target Russian oil in the context of its latest sanctions pa...

4th May 2022 by Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff, Georg Zachmann 652 views

# Blog, Interviews

A tariff on imports of fossil fuel from Russia

Read the full opinion as published in Welt and upcoming in Kathimerini and Rzeczpospolita. Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, major sanctions have been imposed, most notably with the aim of limiting Russia’s access...

4th May 2022 by Guntram Wolff, Georg Zachmann 626 views

# Interviews

Die Warnzeichen waren unübersehbar

recent interview in Handesblatt...

21st April 2022 by Guntram Wolff 57 views

# Blog

The EU without Russian oil and gas

The EU and the West need to acknowledge and accept the fact that European liberal democracy is being defended in Ukraine – a clearer message to Putin is needed. A slow and gradual phasing out of Russian fossil fuel is ne...

6th April 2022 by Guntram Wolff 816 views

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# Publications

The Kremlin’s Gas Wars

How Europe Can Protect Itself From Russian Blackmail Our latest piece for Foreign Affairs is available here....

1st March 2022 by Niclas Poitiers, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff, Georg Zachmann 250 views

# Interviews

Nel 2014 le sanzioni furono molto mirate. Kiev fornitore-chiave di grano per i mercati

my interview in Corriere della Serra is here...

15th February 2022 by Guntram Wolff 97 views

# Blog

The risks for Russia and Europe: how new sanctions could hit economic ties

This post was first published by Bruegel and is also published on Makronom in German Against the background of the build-up of troops along the Ukrainian border, Western countries are considering sanctions against Russia...

12th February 2022 by MONIKA GRZEGORCZYK, NICLAS POITIERS, PAULINE WEIL AND GUNTRAM B. WOLFF 875 views

# Blog

How can Europe escape recession in 2015?

2014 will be remembered for two major unexpected developments. First, the European Union was caught by surprise by the return of geopolitics. The annexation of Crimea, the military conflict in Ukraine and the increasing ...

23rd December 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2917 views