Twiggy, Malinauskas wear Russian sanction as badge of honour | Rob Harris
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has accused Western politicians of “propping up the Kremlin” by relying on natural gas imports from Russia instead of ramping up the production of alternative energy capabilities., barring him from entering Russia indefinitely, “Twiggy” Forrest said he would wear the sanction as a badge of honour.
However, that pledge is already unreachable, with data from the Bruegel think tank in Brussels showing that as of Tuesday, EU countries had already imported 51 billion cubic meters of gas via pipeline from Russia.Hydrogen Summit on Friday morning . “Keep buying it and keep propping up the Kremlin.” Forrest, who is sinking billions into his plans to decarbonise his own company and also create green hydrogen, said Western countries should be looking to renewable sources of power like wind and solar energy to replace fossil fuels faster.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas was also on the sanctions list, the “first Premier blacklisted by Vladimir Putin”, he tweeted.Getty Images
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