Despite stringent #EU #sanctions, #Russia continues to play a key role in the ITER project, the world's largest experimental fusion reactor, located in #France. EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen has described the facility as crucial for the EU's independence energy, but due to the specifics of its charter, it is legally impossible to exclude Russia from the program. #Moscow funds 9.1% of the project's budget through the "ITER" center and supplies unique components for the reactor's operation.