Lithuania's power ministry mentioned they'd utterly deserted Russian gasoline imports in response to the struggle in Ukraine.
"We're the primary EU nation amongst Gazprom's provide international locations to realize independence from Russian gasoline provides, and that is the results of a multi-year coherent power coverage and well timed infrastructure selections," mentioned Dainius Kreivys, the nation's power minister.
Lithuania's Russian gasoline imports had been lowered to zero on Saturday, with all demand now happy by cargoes delivered to a liquefied pure gasoline terminal in Klaipeda.
"If vital, gasoline will also be delivered to Lithuania by way of the gasoline hyperlink with Latvia, and from 1 Could – by the gasoline hyperlink with Poland," the power ministry mentioned.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda hailed the transfer, saying there was no extra Russian gasoline in Lithuania.
"Years in the past my nation made selections that right now permit us with no ache to interrupt power ties with the aggressor," Nauseda tweeted.
"If we are able to do it, the remainder of Europe can do it too," he wrote.
In 2015, almost 100% of Lithuania’s gasoline provides had been derived from imports of Russian gasoline however the scenario has modified drastically over the previous years after the nation constructed an off-shore LNG import terminal within the port metropolis of Klaipeda.
Final 12 months, some 26% of Lithuania’s gasoline provides got here from deliveries from a Russian gasoline pipeline.
EU international locations closely depend on Russian pure gasoline for heating properties and electrical energy and a few member states have been towards a full embargo as a part of sanctions.
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