Russian state-backed oil-giant Gazprom continues to ship millions of tonnes of gas to Europe via Ukraine as requests for energy continue, albeit at a lower level than last year.
According to the statement, the number of requests for gas for April 17 was 57 million cubic meters, down from 91.3 million on April 8.
Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC is paid by Gazprom for the privilege of transiting gas through the country. The Ukrainian state-owned group said that in 2020 Naftogaz was paid over $2 billion.
In the first week of April, imports of Russian gas were 26% lower than in the same period in the previous year, according to data compiled by European think tank Breugel.
The International Energy Agency says 40% of gas consumed in Europe comes from Russia. The EU decided to reduce its dependence on Russian fuel by two thirds this year after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Insider's Bill Bostock reported that it has axed its ambitious Nord Stream 2 project. The 10 billion euro price tag for the construction of the Russian gas corporation Gazprom's natural gas line was meant to transport 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year.
The bloc wants to end its dependence on Russian gas by the year 2030.
Russia's president doesn't consider the threat of a European ban on Russian energy as serious as EU leaders might like.
The so-called partners from unfriendly countries concede that they won't be able to make do without Russian energy resources, for example, according to Putin.
European economies dependent on Russian sources have resisted the ban on Russian oil and gas. The EU is considering a ban on Russian coal.
Experts think the EU could cope with a ban. Last week, Putin's former chief economic advisor, Andrei Illarionov, told the UK's Talking Business that it would take months to stop the war in Europe.
Zelenskyy said on April 7 that Europeans were paying for Russian gas with Ukrainian lives.
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