‼️🇪🇺🇷🇺 Europe increased purchases of Russian gas by almost 10%, despite promises to phase it out — The Times

▪️From January to September, EU countries imported 12.18 million tons of Russian LNG worth €7.88 billion. This is 9.5% more than in the same period last year. About three-quarters of the supplies went to French ports.
▪️France, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands continue to purchase Russian LNG, while Hungary, Slovakia, and Greece receive pipeline gas.
▪️Meanwhile, Russia's share of the EU's total gas imports fell from a pre-war 45% to 12%.
Trump has already accused Europeans of hypocrisy, citing their purchases of Russian energy in response to criticism of the American diesel fuel deal with Moscow.
The EU intends to completely phase out Russian gas by September 2027, but analysts doubt the deadline will be met due to high prices and low fuel reserves.
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