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GT investigates: How US reaps EU with high-priced energy, Inflation Reduction Act amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Global Times (China)
Having been drawn into the protracted and intense Russia-Ukraine conflicts, experiencing inflation and skyrocketing energy costs... Nine months after the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February, more people in the EU - from politicians to business leaders - have realized how they have been caught in the US' trap, as the latter uses the EU crisis as an opportunity to enrich itself at the expense of the EU.

Top European officials are furious with Joe Biden's administration and have accused the US of making the most profit from the Ukraine crisis from selling gas at high prices and offloading more weaponry, Politico reported, noting that such explosive comments were backed in public and private by officials, diplomats, and ministers elsewhere.

Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissingeronce quipped that "it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." Analysts said that many people in the EU may frequently think of this statement because the EU has suffered the most as the US tries to maintain its hegemony and bullies others, including its allies, through unilateral policies.

A colder winter

How to get through this winter has become a question for not only European residents but also politicians as Russia greatly cut its gas supplies to EU states in response to the latter's sanctions, leading to the prices of gas in Europe to soar.

"The weather is getting colder and colder, but we can't afford to keep warm. Many people were forced to turn off air conditioning and heating, and even some people have frozen to death," said Hayley, a programmer working in France, when asked about the biggest problems in daily life.

She told the Global Times that her company struggled through the COVID-19 global pandemic, and now they are forced to face a new crisis, and "it feels very pathetic."

Haley is not the only one who's worried. A housewife from Poland who spoke to the Global Times on condition of anonymity said that her husband's factory has cut working hours to reduce energy consumption and his salary has also been affected.

"The energy prices have gone up, making it harder to average working family to live," the housewife said, noting that to last through this hard winter, she and some friends brought some electric blankets from China's Yiwu.

Turning down the air conditioners, stocking up on wood, buying electric blankets, or other heating gears from China's Yiwu, putting on turtleneck sweaters… residents in European countries are trying hard to keep warm in the winter. While many European countries are racking their brains to try and curb the impact of rising energy prices on households and businesses, for instance, giving energy allowance or cost-of-living bonuses to workers, the discontent from the public is growing as protests broke out in cities in France, Germany, and other EU states.
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GT investigates: How US reaps EU with high-priced energy, Inflation Reduction Act amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Having been drawn into the protracted and intense Russia-Ukraine conflicts, experiencing inflation and skyrocketing energy costs... Nine months after the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February, more people in the EU - from politicians…

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