It might sound improbable, but Europe is still importing Russian natural gas through pipelines in Ukraine. That's even after 2 1/2 years of fighting. Ukraine's military push into Russia highlighted the gas flows. Ukrainian troops appear to control a key gas metering station in Sudzha just across the border.
FILE - The gas pumping station at Sudzhe, Russia , seen on Jan. 11, 2009. Even after 2 1/2 years of war and repeated rounds of sanctions, Russia n natural gas keeps flowing through Ukraine ’s pipeline network to customers in Europe . That hasn’t changed despite Ukraine apparently taking control of a gas measuring station near the Russia n town of Sudzhe as part of Kyiv’s push into Russia ’s Kursk region.
Natural gas is used to generate electricity, power industrial processes, and in some cases to heat homes.Gas is flowing as before. It’s no surprise, since Ukraine could have cut off the flows through their own pipeline system at any time. Actual control over the station is difficult to verify due to military secrecy and lack of access for observers or journalists.Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefieldOn Tuesday, 42.
After the war started, Russia cut off most supplies through the Baltic and Belarus-Poland pipelines, citing disputes over a demand for payment in rubles. The Baltic pipeline was blown up in an act of sabotage, but details of the attack remain murky. Still, Russian gas was never banned — even though the money earned supports Russia’s state budget and helps prop up the ruble currency. It’s a testimony to how dependent Europe was on Russian energy — and to a lesser extent still is.About 3% of Europe’s gas imports flow through Sudzha, part of the roughly 15% of imports that came from Russia last year.
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