Baltic States No Longer Importing Russian Gas

The Baltic states have stopped importing Russian natural gas, AFP reported on Sunday, citing CEO of the Latvian gas-transport system operator Conexus Baltic Grid, Uldis Bariss.

Bariss told the Latvian radio that "since April 1, Russian natural gas is no longer flowing to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania".

Earlier, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry confirmed that the country was no longer importing gas from Russia. As they announced, citing the national gas-transport system operator Amber Grid, as of April 2, the import of Russian gas for Lithuania’s needs through the Lithuanian-Belarusian interconnection was equal to 0 MWh.

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