EU countries bought more than €6 billion in Russian LNG between Jan-Sept

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher Countries such as Estonia, Lithuania, France, Spain, and others purchased Russian liquefied natural gas despite intentions to abandon the purchase of this fuel. This once again demonstrates Europe’s energy course cannot be independent of Russia, rendering the sanctions more ridiculous, especially since Moscow has overcome them. According to The Telegraph, European Union member states purchased Russian LNG worth €6.1 billion in the first nine months of 2023 despite intentions to abandon the purchase of Russian fuel, according to Eurostat data. In the list of countries that purchased Russian gas in 2023, Spain and France came in second and […] #Featured #Government #World
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