Putin’s “energy weapon” will kill more people in Europe than the war in Ukraine

BRUSSELS – Recent analysis shows more people will die Europe On winter this is due to “energy weapons” Vladimir Putin of those who died on the battlefield of Ukraine.

The Economist modeled the effect of rising electricity prices on cold-season deaths and concluded that current energy costs would likely account for an additional 147,000 deaths if it were a normal winter.

In very cold winters it could rise to 185,000, but even if it were a mild winter the figure would still be 79,000.

While estimates of battlefield deaths in the war so far are around 60,000, up to 30,000 each for Russia and Ukraine.

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The Economist’s statistical model includes all EU countries along with the UK, Norway and Switzerland as mentioned The TelegraphSunday (27/11/2022).

Before the war, Russia supplied between 40 and 50 percent of the natural gas imported by the EU.

As a result, residential gas and electricity prices have soared.

Temperatures this winter are expected to be less extreme than in recent decades, and a regular flu season is also expected.

The model finds that, when averaging weather conditions, a 10% increase in the price of electricity is associated with a 0.6% increase in deaths.