The Russian agency “RIA Novosti” reported that the European Union’s data for the month of February showed that France is the main buyer of Russian gas among the countries of the Union.
According to the data, Paris bought liquefied natural gas from Russia worth 322.3 million euros, an increase of 10% compared to January 2024.
Hungary became a leader in Russian gas imports last December. However, in February, Budapest cut its imports by a third, to 210 million euros, falling to second place after France.
Hungary and Spain imported Russian LNG for €118.3 million.
Overall, at the end of winter, the EU imported gas from Russia for 1.1 billion euros, paying 619.4 million for the supply of liquefied natural gas and 493.3 million for pipeline gas, the data showed.
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