Michael McFaul: If Europe can't cut off energy imports from Russia, then impose Free Ukraine tariff

[highplainsdem]

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[OnDoutside]

1. We use gas heating, and am not sure we use Russian gas, but if

we do, I would be willing to pay a Free Ukraine import tax.

[highplainsdem]

2. The US doesn't import Russian gas, but Russia does supply about a third of the

natural gas Europe uses.

If I were in Europe, I'd be happy to pay a higher tax to support Ukraine.

[OnDoutside]

3. I'm in Ireland and I know we import our gas but not sure if it's russian gas.

[highplainsdem]

4. Irish government page on the natural gas supply:

https://www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/f1ecf1-gas/

That doesn't mention Russia, and according to this article

https://www.thejournal.ie/explainer-energy-prices-russia-5698511-Mar2022/

Ireland's imports are mostly from the UK. but with more than a quarter of the natural gas used coming from a field off the coast of County Mayo.

[OnDoutside]

5. I suspect that UK supply is fed on from somewhere else though.

That Irish supply is from the Corrib gas field, which caused massive fights when they built the terminal for it. There's definitely going to be a facility to land gas tanker ships on the west coast after this.