EU plans new energy deals to cut dependence on Russia

The Euro­pean Union is draw­ing up plans to cut its depen­den­cy on Russ­ian oil and gas sup­plies by sign­ing deals with dic­ta­tor­ships in Asia and the Mid­dle East. The Euro­pean Com­mis­sion will today pub­lish a strate­gic review of “ener­gy secu­ri­ty” on the eve of an EU-Rus­sia sum­mit in the French city of Nice tomor­row.