Since the beginning of April, Lithuania has completely stopped importing gas from Russia. This made it the first EU country to take such a step. This was announced on Facebook by the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy, writes European Justice.
The ministry said that since the beginning of April, the Lithuanian gas transmission system has not been importing gas from the Russian Federation. This is confirmed by the data of the operator Amber Grid: according to their data, as of April 2, the import of Russian gas to Lithuania through the interconnector with Belarus is zero.
All Lithuanian gas needs are currently met by imports through the liquefied natural gas terminal in Klaipeda. It is expected that this should be sufficient in the future. If necessary, gas can also be pumped from Latvia, and from May 1 – through an interconnector with Poland.
Energy Minister Dainius Kreivis called it a turning point in Lithuania’s energy independence.
“We are the first EU country receiving gas from Gazprom, which has become independent of gas supplies from Russia,” he said.
“There will be no more Russian gas in Lithuania this month. Many years ago, my country adopted decisions that now allow us to break energy ties with the aggressor without any damage. If we can, the rest of Europe can too,” said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda.