EU companies pay Russia billions in taxes on LNG imports, study says
European countries have imported Russian LNG worth many billions of Euro since 2022.
European countries have imported Russian LNG worth many billions of Euro since 2022.
Moldova’s election delivered a blow to Moscow and a boost for Brussels, with pro-EU forces keeping their grip on power.
The proposal came as the EU continues to import LNG from Russia. In the first half of 2025, this amounted to almost 4.5 billion Euro worth of imports.
Europe has significantly reduced its dependence on Russian energy, yet there’s still billions of Euros going to Russia every year. With a stricter ban looming, many member states have diversified their sources while others still rely on Russian pipelines and LNG.
After being left out in the cold for US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, European leaders were back at the table in the White House on Monday.