A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN AND EU ENERGY DIPLOMACY

Abstract

The article examines the content, forms, methods, means energy diplomacy of Russia and the EU. The author focuses on the increasing role of energy diplomacy in the implementation of energy plans and the foreign policy interests of the Russian Federation and the EU. The article outlines structural variables, which create substantial preconditions for further strengthening of links between the two sides. Hence, it estimates potential for the increased Russia_EU cooperation in energy sphere as significant.

Keywords

• russia
• eu
• energy policy
• energy diplomacy
• energy dialogue
• tncs