Stop Bloody Energy project is a global initiative of Ukrainian energy companies aimed at refusing to buy Russian energy resources and cooperating with
Russia
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in the energy sector due to its
war
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against
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. The project was launched by
Rinat Akhmetov
Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov, ; russian: Ринат Леонидович Ахметов, ; tt-Cyrl, Ринат Леонид улы Әхмәтов, translit=Rinat Leonid uly Äkhmätov (born on 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian billionaire and b ...
's private company
DTEK
DTEK (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: ДТЕК) is the largest private investor in the energy industry in Ukraine. The company's enterprises generate electricity at solar, wind and thermal power plants; extract coal and natural gas, trade energy pr ...
and the state-owned companies
Naftogaz
Naftogaz of Ukraine ( uk, НАК "Нафтогаз України", ''Naftogaz Ukrayiny''; literally "Petro-Gas of Ukraine") is the largest national oil and gas company of Ukraine. It is a state-owned company and
Ukrenergo
Ukrenergo ( uk, ПрАТ «Національна енергетична компанія "Укренерго"», literally 'National Power Company "Ukrenergo"') is an electricity transmission system operator in Ukraine and the sole operator of ...
.
Reception in Ukraine
President of Ukraine
The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...
Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...
supported the project, calling on Western companies to impose an embargo on Russian oil and gas.
"Buying Russian oil and gas, you are financing the killings of Ukrainians. Act more decisively. It is enough to feed the Russian military machine", President Zelensky said in an official telegram.
Mariupol
Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast ( Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russia ...
Mayor
Vadym Boychenko
Vadym Serhiyovych Boychenko (; born 5 June 1977) is a Ukrainian politician who de jure serves as the mayor of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Boychenko served as mayor during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Siege of Mariupol, dur ...
supported the project and called on EU countries to strengthen sanctions against Russia, including a full embargo on Russian oil and gas to stop the
genocide of Ukrainians.
Reception in the world
The Special Envoy of
the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Catherine Meyer
Catherine Irene Jacqueline Meyer, Baroness Meyer, (née Laylle; born 26 January 1953) is a British Life Peer and a former business woman. She is the widow of Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British Ambassador to the United States. In 1999, s ...
supported the initiative of Ukrainian companies on the inadmissibility of cooperation with Russia in the energy sector.
On April 29, 2022, during a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of people picketed Engie's office as part of Stop Bloody Energy. The protesters wanted to end gas contracts with Russia and stop giving money to a country that supports terrorism.
On May 24, 2022, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, dozens of activists from Ukraine and Europe took part in the Stop Bloody Energy initiative against the energy business, which, despite armed aggression, continued to operate in Russia and buy Russian energy resources.
On May 31, the European Union approved a
sixth package of sanctions against Russia over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The sanctions related to energy are also a part of the sixth package. In particular, the EU prohibits the purchase, import, or transportation of crude oil and certain petroleum products from Russia to the EU. The planned duration of the gradual withdrawal from Russian oil is from 6 months for crude oil to 8 months for other oil products. A temporary exemption is made for EU member states that depend on Russian oil supplies because of their location and have no other good options. These countries can import crude oil by pipeline.
See also
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REPowerEU
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The Second Cold War
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Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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International reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022
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