According to the publication, the largest importers of LNG from the Russian Federation over the past year were France, Belgium and China, receiving 6 million tons, 4.2 million tons and 3.6 million tons of gas, respectively.
According to Urgewald, only from the Russian field on the Yamal Peninsula in a year there was more than 15 million tons of fuel were transported, which brought the Kremlin approximately €7.2 billion
The Russian Yamal plant depends on access to EU ports and the use of icebreaking tankers to transport LNG. If ships were unable to unload or reload at EU ports, including Bruges in Belgium, they would have to accept significantly longer transport routes, the paper said.
As the report says, although Europe has reduced pipeline gas supplies from the Russian Federation after the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU's share of global supplies from Yamal has grown over the past year from 75.4% in 2024 to 76.1% in 2025.
Context
October 26 The Guardian wrote that the European Union continues to be the main buyer of Russian liquefied natural gas. According to the Center for Energy and Clean Air Research, the EU accounts for half of all Russian LNG exports. In addition, the European Union remains the main buyer of Russian pipeline gas (35%). The largest importers of Russian gas to the EU in September were Hungary (purchased for €393 million) and Slovakia (€207 million). France, Belgium and the Netherlands also continued to import gas from the Russian Federation.
According to the European Commission, The EU pays Russia monthly for fossil fuels €1.5 billion.
