title: Bulgaria and Macedonia would be hardest hit by a suspension of Russian gas exports through Ukraine
abstract: One of the great concerns for EU states over the on-going situation in Crimea is their reliance on Russian gas to meet their energy demands, with around 60 per cent of these imports being delivered through pipelines in Ukraine. Jack Sharples and Andy Judge provide a comprehensive assessment of what the impact would be if the transit routes via Ukraine were suspended. They note that while the situation has generally been portrayed as an ‘EU problem’, the risk to Western Europe would be minimal. R
journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)