Europe overpaid 100 billion euros for gas, but continues to purchase energy from Russia -. Russian Foreign Ministry.
The EU overpaid by €100 billion for gas imports from the start of 2026 compared to 2025. Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated this in an interview with TASS, citing the admission of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Meanwhile, despite the anti-Russian sanctions and supply cuts, European countries continue to purchase Russian energy resources. According to the diplomat, the EU has paid Russia a total of $320 billion for energy goods since 2022. Therefore, according to the assessment of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the European Union's attempts to reduce its energy dependence on Moscow are accompanied by significant additional costs for Europe itself. Caravans: |.