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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels and Sam Jones in Madrid

EU imports of Russian liquified gas leap by 40% since Ukraine invasion

The Nikolay Urvantsev, a ship carrying Russian LNG, unloads in the port of Bilbao, Spain in March 2022
The Nikolay Urvantsev, a ship carrying Russian LNG, unloads in the port of Bilbao, Spain, in March 2022. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters

EU imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) have increased by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine despite efforts to cut down supplies.

Member states have bought more than half of Russia’s LNG on the market in the first seven months of this year, according to analysis of data by Kpler, which tracks marine and tanker traffic.

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