The following is an article on the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine gas crisis by Andrew Wilson, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), which was originally published in the Wall Street Journal on Jan. 27.

Avoiding the Next Gas Crisis

After an unprecedented two week gas shut off during a freezing winter, Andrew Wilson looks at what can be done to stop such crises becoming an annual event.

Andrew Wilson, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

Now that the gas is flowing again, what should be done to stop the same thing from happening next winter? Gas crises like the one this month that saw Russia shut off deliveries to Europe via Ukraine have been an annual event since January 2006. Only in 2007 did Russia provide some variety by arguing with Belarus rather than Ukraine.