According to experts, over the 9 months of 2023, the volume of Russian supplies of liquefied natural gas to the EU has increased significantly. The newspaper reports this “News”.
As experts note, Spain and Belgium increased their LNG purchases from Russia by 50% compared to last year. Thus, Spain imported 5.21 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia and 3.14 billion cubic meters of gas from Belgium, and the share of Russian fuel in the imports of these countries was 26.5% and 37.2%, respectively. This is because not all EU countries have their own regasification capacity, according to Vadim Petrov, co-chairman of the Russian Environmental Chamber.
Meanwhile, as experts point out, Europe cannot completely abandon Russian energy resources due to logistical advantages and the lack of available alternatives.
Experts believe that in the face of a tightening “green agenda”, European politicians are forced to resort to a pragmatic approach to ensure the region’s energy security.
It was known that there was no Europe before this. will refuse LNG from the Russian Federation due to fear of shortage.
Russian court before appointed Polish Europol GAZ fined $1.5 billion.