The EU wants to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027 and has cut its use of piped Russian gas dramatically.
Even so, EU countries imported a record amount of Russian LNG this year, per Global Witness.
Global Witness projects the EU's Russian LNG purchases in 2023 to total nearly 5.3 billion euros, or $5.75 billion.
"Buying Russian gas has the same impact as buying Russian oil.
In March, Kadri Simson, the EU's energy commissioner, called on member states to stop buying Russian LNG as it's a "reputational risk."
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Moscow —, Adam Bennett, Bennett, Spain —, Jonathan Noronha, Gant, Kadri Simson, Teresa Ribera
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