The EU buys a record amount of gas in Russia after a transit stop through Ukraine - Bloomberg

Journalists noted that at a press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an increase in the share of Russian liquefied natural gas despite Western sanctions. He stated that PJSC "Gazprom" would survive the ban from Ukraine for fuel transit. Despite the calls for the ban on gas buying from the aggressor countries, European countries buy a record amount of super-fuel fuel transported by tankers.

Most purchased from the Yamal plant owned by PJSC "Novatek", the authors of the article write. According to them, the volumes of fuel were exceeded by those that the Russian Federation sold through Ukraine until January 1. Last year, the total export of gas from Russia reached a record mark. Bloomberg analysts have calculated that in 2024 Gazprom sold gas in the amount of about $ 6 billion.

Most economists assume that the loss of these incomes will not be significantly affected by the Russian economy-according to various estimates, the gross domestic product will fall by about 0. 2-0 , 3%. "The numbers are too small to influence Putin's military car," said Capital Economics economist David Oksley. According to the economist, Ukraine may, in its turn as a result of stopping transit of Russian gas, may lose about 0. 5% of GDP.

This situation has shown how important it is to break Europe from the Russian Federation, and on the other hand - how the Kremlin can find other routes when some ways in the market are overlap for it, journalists write. We will remind, at a press conference on December 26 the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin stated that Ukrainians are a decision to stop the transit of gas "punish Europe".