The European Union has increased its gas purchases from Russia by 41% year-on-year, with much of the gas passing through pipelines in Ukraine. This comes as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy criticizes the EU for not imposing stronger sanctions on Russia, while the transit fees from the gas are deemed too lucrative for Ukraine to give up. Meanwhile, concerns have been raised about Russian 'influence agents' within the EU, and Russian efforts to undermine European democracy have been condemned by members of the European Parliament.
433 MEPs express “deep concern about reports that Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka may have acted as an informant for Russian security service FSB.” https://t.co/feNT2o3KUt
MEPs condemn continuous Russian efforts to undermine European democracy | News | European Parliament https://t.co/feNT2o3KUt
NEW: EU lawmakers worry about Russia ‘influence agents’ among them https://t.co/iBKfpsbRkD
EU blasts member states for allowing sanctioned goods to reach Russia https://t.co/QnKkWJmzYQ
Russian pipeline gas supplies to EU rise 41% year-on-year – Vedomosti Cold weather has reportedly caused a surge in energy consumption in the bloc https://t.co/BqOU3GUqlk https://t.co/Lw3FZrxlYZ
EU states buying Russian energy ‘on the sly’ – Moscow Oil and gas are still reaching the bloc via third countries, a top Russian senator has said https://t.co/Aftw1odMRl https://t.co/YaR2D7OMRV
The EU has increased gas purchases from Russia by 41% year-on-year. The irony? Much of the gas goes through pipelines in Ukraine while Zelenskyy complains that EU sanctions aren’t strong enough. The transit fees are too juicy for Zelenskyy to give up. Hypocrisy at its finest.