Belgium Becomes Top Buyer of Russian Gas in June — Eurostat
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Belgium ramped up imports of Russian gas by 27% in June from May, becoming the main buyer of Russian gas in Europe for the first time since July 2025, Eurostat data examined by Sputnik showed. Belgium’s year-on-year imports of Russian liquefied natural gas almost doubled to $309.7 million. France came second with $298 million worth of Russian LNG imports in June, down by 30% month-on-month but up by 42% year-on-year. Hungary, which bought only Russian pipeline gas, increased imports by 7% to $252.5 million in June on a monthly basis, but cut them back 2% in annualized terms. Spain and Bulgaria brought up the rear among the top five Russian gas buyers. Spain imported $232.8 million worth of LNG from Russia, down 34% from May, while Bulgaria’s imports of Russian pipeline gas grew by 17% month-on-month in June to $165.3 million. Slovakia imported $131 million worth of Russian pipeline gas, down by 6% month-on-month. The Netherlands nearly doubled imports from May to $94.8 million, while Greece slashed LNG imports from Russia by nearly a half to $77.7 million.
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