TCHTue, 28 Nov 2023 11:31 UTC
© APThe EU still cannot agree on the introduction of sanctions against Russian gas.
Russian gas has started flowing again into the Czech Republic, an EU member country.
This was reported by the Czech Minister of Industry and Trade, Josef Sikela, as written by "Novinky."
The Czech Minister wrote on their page on X network that in October, some traders began importing Russian gas into the Czech Republic. Out of the total supply volume from January to the end of October this year, Russian gas amounted to 79.6 million cubic meters, or 1.2 percent.
Local publications emphasized that information about specific importers is considered commercial secrecy.
The fact that Russian gas has started flowing into the Czech Republic is also evidenced by data from the transshipment station in Lanzhot in the South Moravian region.
Lukash Kovanda, Chief Economist at Trinity Bank, citing information from
Bloomberg, noted that currently, up to 40% of the gas imported into the Czech Republic comes from Russia.
He explained that
despite some countries still relying on Russian gas, its import into the EU does not fall under sanctions.
It's worth noting that
the EU has banned the import of Russian crude oil delivered by sea and petroleum products. However, it still cannot impose sanctions on liquefied gas. Interestingly, the EU remains one of the biggest clients of Russia for purchasing fossil fuels.
Comment: The West never really stopped buying Russian energy products, because it never did find an alternative provider, and, instead, it just pays more for the products through intermediaries.
Last year a number of major EU nations narrowly escaped rolling blackouts thanks to a mild winter, however, what with what are currently unseasonably cold weather conditions across Europe, and before winter has even started, it seems that these sanction-busting purchases are likely to increase even further:
Meanwhile former NATO stooge and current Czech President - and consumer of Russian gas - had this to say about the West's proxy-war against Russia:
The West has not kept its promises of military support for Ukraine, said Czech President Petr Pavel. In an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper, he noted that the level of supplies of weapons and equipment was insufficient. "We have not fulfilled our promises to supply Ukrainians with artillery ammunition, and pilot training for the F-16 is not progressing as quickly as we would like." The President of the Czech Republic added that this situation is "not very favorable" for the continuation of the "offensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Comment: The West never really stopped buying Russian energy products, because it never did find an alternative provider, and, instead, it just pays more for the products through intermediaries.
Last year a number of major EU nations narrowly escaped rolling blackouts thanks to a mild winter, however, what with what are currently unseasonably cold weather conditions across Europe, and before winter has even started, it seems that these sanction-busting purchases are likely to increase even further:
- Russia's economy growing three times faster than Eurozone - Guardian
- Pentagon buying Russian oil via Greek intermediaries - WaPo
- Russian oil floods global markets via major Asian intermediaries
Meanwhile former NATO stooge and current Czech President - and consumer of Russian gas - had this to say about the West's proxy-war against Russia: