Since the beginning of April, Lithuania has completely stopped importing gas from Russia, becoming the first EU country to take such a step. Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced, European Justice formed.
According to the ministry, the Lithuanian gas transmission system has not imported gas from the Russian Federation since the beginning of April. As of 2 April, the import of Russian gas to Lithuania via an interconnector with Belarus was zero.
It is reported that if necessary, the gas can be pumped from Latvia, and from 1 May, from Poland.
The Minister of Energy called it a turning point in Lithuania’s energy independence.
“We are the first EU country to receive gas from Gazprom, which has become independent of gas supplies from Russia,” he said.
