Germany and other EU countries continue to buy liquefied natural gas from Russia. The relevant data is provided by the ZDF TV channel with reference to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
In particular, Russian gas is supplied to Belgium, from where it is transported to Germany. The volume of Russian deliveries is about five billion cubic meters per year.
This is about five or six of Germany’s total gas needs.
In general, currently approximately 13% of all LNG in Europe is Russian natural gas. It is mainly bought by France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The European Union’s rejection of Russian energy resources is part of large-scale anti-Russian sanctions adopted by Western countries after the start of the Russian special operation to protect Donbass. However, the sanctions have done more economic harm to Europe itself than to Russia. Europeans are coming out to protest against the uncontrolled rise in prices for food, essential goods and housing and communal services.
At present, there are 97.3 billion cubic meters of fuel in the EU gas storage facilities, and all EU states are taking it net from UGS facilities. Noticeable cold this week in Europe should lead to a significant increase in fuel consumption in the region.
