During the political efforts of the Russian pressure into peace discussion, the new data indicated that the European Union introduced the Russian Liquidied Meath Gas (LNG8 billion ($ 5.23 billion) in the first half of 2025.
This was an increase from € 3.47 billion in the same period last year, according to the EU Statistics Office Europistat.
Bloc has been suppressing its energy reliability in Russia from the full attack of Ukraine started on February 2022, aimed at reducing moscow power.
Unlike Russian and coal fats, EU did not place the obvious closure of electricity, due to continuous leaning between other members. LNG and gas by pipes, including pipe in the Turkthem, continue flowing in the bloc, although the levels are far lower than 2022.
However, the European Commission has drawn the initiative to release all Russian gases and oil imports in 2028.
Under the application, new contracts will be refused from January 1, 2026. Existing interactive contracts will end on June 17, 2026, and long-term contracts will be prevented from January 1, 2028.
These steps still need approval from the Parliament of Europe and at least 18 EU countries, representing 65% of the Bloc.
Hungary, Slovakia trusted in Russian oil
Made important Iroads. The importation of Russian oil has been removed from 27% at the beginning of 2022 to 3% in 2024, according to the Commission. By comparison, import gas from Russia down from 45% by 2021 to 19% in 2024.
Hungary Two Nations of EU countries should introduce major Russian oil prices. The couple, alongside the Czech Republic, was forgiven in EU Embarsgo in Russian oil.
The Czech Republic made efforts to eliminate its dependence and has not introduced Russian oil from April, due to the increase in western pipeline of Tranalpine (Tal), which distributes oil to a triedline.
On the other hand, Slovakia, on the other hand, does not want to comply with Russian power. The latest Ukrainian attack in Druzhba Pipeline has emphasized their reliability and non-unaliments.
Ukraine constantly strikes Russian oil oil and gas when responding to their territory from the beginning of the full attack of Russia.
There is another possible way, but the two countries are reluctant to rely on finding its oil through the Adia oil pipe.
“As the Croatian pipe is smaller than Hungary’s and oil stem, if delivery of Druzhba Pipeline is impossible,” said Hungar’s Foreign Minister, and, “said Hungari foreign minister.
“Not for political reasons, but because of physical truth. The power of the power is not a political or eDeolodo problem, you need a pipe and oil,” add.
Croatia contradicts this, and Prime Miner Andrej Plenković, Ante Šešjar means that the Adria pipe has enough power. They added that transportation costs will decrease at a high value.
Despite these guarantees, Hungary Neslovakia remain reluctant to rely heavily on the Adia’s pipe.
Slovakia, finding natural gas from Russia, which will look for a legal action if it is not given a new Commission proposal or compensated for completing these imports.
Russian leaning in another area
Bulgaria stopped taking Russian gas on April 2022 when the government refused the need for Gazprom to be paid for the rubles. Sofia received a temporary edition of Russian crude fat until only 2024, but stopped the imported before the program was March.
Bulgaria continues to allow Russian gas to pass through its place in the Balkan Stream pipeline, Turksam expansion in Turkey in Non-member Serbia.
This travel will be released under the proposed new ban as distributed to the country outside the Bloc. However, most of the gas arrives at the end of Hungary – the habit that will have to end under EU Ban on Russian Gas.
France Fuels Russian LNG Import
When it comes to Russian LNG, some European countries are more infected than others.
In 2024, France, Spain and Belgium including 85% of Russian LNG they were imported.
The increase of the past year’s increase is considered by the French and the Netherlands, strengthened their submission of Russian LNG for 201% compared to 2023, according to financial interest center and financial analysis.
In contrast, some countries have the lowest exposure to complete Russian gas. In Italy, the third economy of EU largest, less than 2% imported complete gases from Russia.
Germany completely observed the importation of Russia’s gas, although the Government Germania – continues to import Russian EU under long-term term.
Access to a broad-importing phase of the Russia in 2028, the Bloc is facing a complex work: the safety of the provision, market strengthening and political consensus, while continuing resources and infrastructure.
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