EU imports record amount of Russian LNG as foreign dependence grows
Russia remains the EU’s second-largest LNG supplier after the US. Deliveries from Russia were driven primarily by France, Spain and Belgium.
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Russian billionaires see wealth grow by 11 per cent despite war and sanctions
Russian billionaires saw their collective wealth rise by 11 per cent to a record $696.5 billion (€595.31 billion) over the past year, according to Forbes Russia.
Russia exposes European drone sites as Moscow escalates Ukraine-linked pressure campaign
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Eni CEO calls for suspension of EU ban on Russian gas amid Middle East turmoil
Claudio Descalzi, chief executive of Italian energy major Eni, has urged the European Union to suspend its planned ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG).
‘Russia pockets €6 billion in fossil fuel revenues in almost two weeks of Iran conflict’
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Russian energy ban depends on EU members’ choices not EC, says Energy Commisisoner
European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen said European Union nations — not the EC — ultimately hold the power to stop buying Russian energy.
EU imports of Russian LNG gave Moscow €7.2bn in 2025
European Union imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) generated an estimated €7.
US LNG exports to Europe surge, raising risk of new dependency
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‘Phase out of Russian gas is too little, too late,’ campaigners say
European plans to get rid of Russian gas have left campaigners lukewarm, calling the target date too distant.
No effect as yet from Russian LNG transhipment ban
European Union ban on re-exporting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) via ships operating outside the bloc has so far failed to reduce overall imports of the fuel.
EU importing record amount of Russian, US LNG
In the first half of 2025, the European Union imported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US and from Russia than ever before.
EU and US to ramp up Russia sanctions over Putin’s ‘dishonesty’ in peace efforts
The European Union and the US promised a fresh wave of sanctions against Russia for its relentless invasion of Ukraine, with Washington accusing Russian President…
European Parliament pushes for Russian energy ban
A majority in the European Parliament voted yesterday to bring forward the full ban on Russian oil to 1 January 2026 and on Russian gas to 1 January 2027.
No sign of EU reducing dependency on Russian LNG
Moscow’s tax take from the Yamal LNG project has constantly increased since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 despite claims that Europe has diversified away from…
Belgium imports more Russian gas than before Ukraine war
Belgium imported more Russian gas in 2024 than before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine.
EU’s Russian gas ban relies on its ‘weakest link – traceability’
The European Union’s plan to phase out Russian gas by 2027 hinged on traceability, and that may be its weakest point, experts and officials told Brussels Signal.
EU’s Russian gas ban in doubt amid bloc unanimity concerns
The European Union's plan to ban Russian gas imports by 2027 was at risk of being derailed by internal divisions and procedural burdens, according to Belgian MEP…
Global energy: Meetings in Riyadh between Russia and US weren’t merely about Ukraine
Could a great bargain be lurking just beneath the surface, ready to be struck in the fog of geopolitical manoeuvring?
Russia indirectly hit by US-EU trade tensions as volatility spikes, expert says
The huge wave of US tariffs imposed on almost every country except Russia, and the trade negotiations that stemmed from it, have hit Moscow's energy interests and…
Russia says West’s military threats against Iran ‘illegal and unacceptable’
Russia has pushed back at Western threats of military action against Iran if negotiations on a new nuclear deal fail.
EU ‘helps Putin’s war effort by buying Russian gas’, says EC energy chief
European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen has said the European Union was “helping Putin finance his war” by continuing to buy Russian gas, despite years…
Poland rejects idea of Europe returning to Russian gas to end Ukraine war
Reacting to speculation about the idea of Europe resuming the import of gas from Russia as a way of facilitating a peace deal in Ukraine, Polish officials have reacted…
European Parliament approves €35 billion aid for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets
The European Parliament has approved a new macro-finance loan for Ukraine to deal with the effects of the Russian invasion.
Big EU countries lead the way in increased imports of fossil-fuel LNG from Russia
On October 9 in Strasbourg, the President of the European Commission proudly reiterated her commitment to EU-Russia energy decoupling.
French imports of Russian LNG soar in first-half 2024
French imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) are surging and feeding into an increase in exports of Russian LNG to the rest of Europe.
EU agrees 14th package of Russia sanctions and targets LNG for first time
The European Union slapped a new series of economic sanctions on Russia - for the 14th time.
Gazprom plunges to first annual loss in 20 years as trade with Europe hit
Kremlin-owned gas giant Gazprom said on Thursday, May 2 it plunged to a net loss of 629 billion roubles ($6.
EU and US eye new sanctions against Russia as Moscow moves to seize $440 million from JPMorgan
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The European Union still cannot do without Russian liquefied natural gas, despite it being two years since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU Agency for…
US wants Ukraine to stop hitting Russian oil refineries
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