The energy situation in Europe right now is a mess.

European leaders have been trying to punish Russia for its worn Ukraine by taking aim at

Russian energy.

The European Union has banned Russian oil and is trying to cut back on Russian gas.

In response, Russia has hit back.

Here's our colleague Juan Ferreiro.

Russia is holding back on natural gas as punishment, you know, in this struggle with Western

Europe over the aid that Western Europe is providing to Ukraine.

And now Europe is about to take it a step further.

Next week, it's implementing a ban on Russian coal.

And Juan says the situation is thrown Europe into a full-blown energy crisis.

Europe has been highly dependent on Russia for its energy needs.

And now with the worn Ukraine, of course, we're having serious problems in terms of Europe

getting the energy that it needs.

The scorching heat wave currently tormenting Europe in the UK is pushing power systems

to the edge and testing energy policies.

It's the rising cost of heating homes and feeding families that's worrying many Europeans.

Europe is already bracing for what could be long- Cold Winter because of Russia's war

on Ukraine.

Europe can't just cut down on Russian energy, though.

It has to replace it with something else.

And a lot of people are hoping that that replacement would come from green energy sources, like

...