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submitted 1 year ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

“It’s shocking that countries in the EU have worked so hard to wean themselves off piped Russian fossil gas only to replace it with the shipped equivalent. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a pipeline or a boat — it still means European companies are sending billions to [Vladimir] Putin’s war chest.”

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[-] relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

The jump comes from a low base as the EU did not import significant amounts of LNG before the war in Ukraine due to its reliance on piped gas from Russia.

Always read the articles people!

[-] Ooops@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Also the fact that Spain, Belgium and France are the main importers directly contradicts the quote...

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