The Russian Foreign Ministry announced an overpayment of 100 billion euros to the European Union for gas imports.
Since the beginning of 2026, the EU has overpaid by 100 billion euros for total gas imports compared to 2025. This is what the director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birchevsky said.
"The European Union companies themselves, despite the decrease in volumes, continue to purchase from Russia, and starting in 2022, paid 320 billion dollars for local energy raw materials. At the same time, according to the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the EU has overpaid by 100 billion euros for its total gas imports since the beginning of 2026, compared to the 2025 interview with the diplomat.
Birchevsky emphasized that Russia maintains a significant position in the global energy market and remains one of the largest suppliers of natural gas.
He also drew attention to the amount of Russian reserves and production of this energy resource. According to a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia is in first place in the world in natural gas reserves and in second place in its production.
"Is it possible to insulate such a large producer against the increasing consumption of this energy resource? I see it as a rhetorical question," Biricevski concluded.
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