Russian Ambassador to Spain Yuri Klimenko said that the country continues to increase gas imports from the Russian Federation, although the state is determined to abandon Russia’s energy resources. The publication reports that “News”.
According to him, 53.2 thousand GWh of Russian liquefied natural gas was supplied to Spain in the period January-August; This is 38.5% more than in the same period in 2022.
“As a result, Russia has firmly established itself in third place in the list of major suppliers (19.7% of total volume; 8.9% in 2021) and Spain has become the largest domestic buyer of LNG in Europe,” Klimenko said .
The diplomat emphasized that Russia is interested in supplying LNG to Spain.
Previously, Spanish Minister of Ecological Transition and Demographic Issues Teresa Ribera stated The European Union does not currently plan to ban imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, but will do so if the situation in Ukraine does not change, he told Reuters in an interview.
Ribera announced that after last year’s turmoil, the European Commission and EU countries wanted to peacefully observe the development of events in order to prevent further concerns. He noted that if necessary, a ban on LNG imports from Russia could be introduced “faster than expected.”
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Source: Gazeta
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