None of this can be addressed by changing global trade rules.
This goes beyond trade rules to the rule of law.
Some types of discrimination are allowed under international trade rules.
It's past time to fix this broken system, and make trade rules work for the world's poor.
But international trade rules limit the level of the tariffs.
This is a textbook case of global trade rules doing exactly what they're supposed to do.
That means both more market access and stronger international trade rules for all.
I see no reason why energy goods should not be subject to global trade rules like any other good.
But Europe will not stand by while the world's trade rules are flouted.
It is by far the largest country still outside the organization, which sets global trade rules.