00:01The European Commission disputed Russia's claim on Tuesday that the EU spent more than $320 billion
00:08on energy since 2022, setting a significantly lower figure of $209 billion. It also stressed
00:17that the bloc is working towards ending all Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.
00:22I am not in a position to confirm other people's numbers. What I can confirm is that we have
00:28a clear declining trend of our dependency to Russia from 45% in 2022 to 12% now. And we
00:42will be phasing
00:42out completely given that the repower legislation has these different milestones for different type
00:49of contracts. The figure also contradicts claims made by US President Donald Trump, who said the
00:55EU paid Russia $250 billion for energy. Moscow pointed to its European sales after some European
01:03countries criticized a deal allowing the United States to import Russian diesel.
01:09While the European Union has continued to import some Russian energy despite sanctions, it has
01:14attempted to reduce its long-standing dependence through diversification, lower consumption,
01:19and a faster transition to alternative energy sources.
