EU COUNTRIES import 90 per cent of their fossil gas needs, and more than 40 per cent of that is from Russia. At the time of writing, as Vladimir Putin continues his internationally denounced invasion of Ukraine, those imports have become an extremely contentious issue. The situation has already led the German government to nix the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would have connected Russian gas to north-east Germany via the Baltic Sea. Berlin is also preparing for the likelihood that Moscow cuts deliveries via the parallel Nord Stream 1 pipe.
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