Within hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine before dawn on Thursday (24 February), gas prices soared.
Benchmark Dutch futures shot up 41 percent to €125 per megawatt-hour following the news that Russian forces attacked targets throughout Ukraine.
Shortly afterwards, the EU announced plans for the toughest sanctions on Russia it has ever imposed.
On Thursday night, EU leaders will decide whether those those will include sanctions that drive up European energy prices eve...
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