Lithuania stopped importing fossil fuels from Russia as of this Sunday. to not fund President Vladimir Putin’s “war machine” while Moscow threatens to shut off the power tap to countries deemed “hostile”.
As of this Sunday, Lithuania will not import oil, gas or electricity from Russia, a “hugely important” step towards “energy independence”said Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys.
The Lithuanian government wants also express their “solidarity” with Ukraine, which has repeatedly urged European countries not to wait for possible reprisals from Russia and to abandon the motu proprio to import gas and oil.
Coal is already on the European Union’s sanctions list, while oil – let alone gas – is not, due to suspicions from the most dependent countries. especially in Eastern Europe. However, Moscow has already cut off gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria and Finland because it refuses to pay for supplies in rubles.