While EU imports of Russian fossil fuels have more than halved in monetary value since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, “the EU remains the largest importer of Russian fossil fuels”, according to Russia Fossil Tracker, a project run by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) think tank.

How is the EU still buying fossil fuels from Russia?

CREA estimates that the volume of Russian gas piped to Europe via Turkey rose by 26.77% in January and February 2025 compared with the same period last year, said the BBC. Hungary and Slovakia, who are sympathetic to Moscow, continue to receive Russian gas.

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    8 days ago

    #How is the EU still buying fossil fuels from Russia?

    If you’re aiming to do a Markdown headline in Lemmy, you want a space between the pound sign and the text of the title.

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    produces:

    #How is the EU still buying fossil fuels from Russia?

    And:

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    produces:

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    There might be some software out there that acts differently, but the Lemmy Web UI requires the space.