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Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine

Roberto Bertolini sits on a bench ahead of an interview with The Associated Press in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 29, 2022. Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Bertolini can’t cover his last bimonthly electricity bill of 180 euros on his monthly income of 550 euros, working just three hours a day caring for disabled adults. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Alessandra Travaglini gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 29, 2022. Rising energy prices in Europe are testing the resolve of those caught between a dependence on cheap Russian energy and their revulsion at Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Even before the war, Travaglini's utility bill doubled to over 120 euros. She has been out of work as an in-home caregiver for two months and hopes a local church can give her even more help. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A man refuels his car at a service station in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Rising energy prices in Europe are testing the resolve of those caught between a dependence on cheap Russian energy and their revulsion at Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Governments are trying to replace Russian energy, mindful their regular payments are funding the invasion. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Workers try to restore the electricity supply on a street lamp in the town of Pernik, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Bulgaria, a nation of 6.5 million people, once was among Moscow’s closest allies during the Soviet era. Now a NATO and EU member, it is still heavily dependent on Russian energy. Its only oil refinery is owned by Russia’s Lukoil, supplying nearly two-thirds of the country’s energy needs. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Veselina Marinova, an editor who lives with her husband and 83-year-old mother in Sofia, Bulgaria, holds a book at her office, Monday, April 18, 2022. Rising energy prices in Europe are testing the resolve of those caught between a dependence on cheap Russian energy and their revulsion at Moscow’s war in Ukraine. For Marinova paying more for energy is a small sacrifice when weighed against the deaths of civilians in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Roberto Bertolini listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 29, 2022. Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Bertolini can’t cover his last bimonthly electricity bill of 180 euros on his monthly income of 550 euros, working just three hours a day caring for disabled adults. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Nikolay Belev, self-employed construction worker, works at a client's home in Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday, April 18, 2022. Belev's income is not keeping pace with gas and oil prices. And he is not ready to take on more pain for Russian sanctions, which he thinks are improper and will only bring more inequity in the EU’s poorest member state.(AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) A train passes by Republika Power Plant in town of Pernik, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The only nuclear power plant, generating over a third of Bulgaria’s electricity, runs on uranium from Russia. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Alessandra Travaglini gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 29, 2022. Rising energy prices in Europe are testing the resolve of those caught between a dependence on cheap Russian energy and their revulsion at Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Even before the war, Travaglini's utility bill doubled to over 120 euros. She has been out of work as an in-home caregiver for two months and hopes a local church can give her even more help. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)