EU spent €8.7bn on Russian Arctic LNG in 2026, as import ban looms
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12.
The EU is still the main customer of one of Russia's flagship Arctic gas projects, the Yamal pipeline, despite Brussels repeatedly touting the end of reliance on Russian fossil fuels.
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- Nov 12, 7:46 AM UTCFirst reportEU’s Russian Arctic LNG bill balloons to €8.7 billion with 50 days until import banfinchannel.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:50 AM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisEU spent €8.7bn on Russian Arctic LNG in 2026, as import ban loomseuronews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 11:50 AM UTC · +4 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same €8.7bn EU spending on Russian Arctic LNG ahead of the import ban, with the same figure and no conflicting facts.
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1h agoEU spent €8.7bn on Russian Arctic LNG in 2026, as import ban looms The EU is still the main customer of one of Russia's flagship Arctic gas projects, the Yamal pipeline, despite Brussels repeatedly touting the end of reliance on Russian fossil fuels.
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