Russia has increased pipeline gas and LNG supplies to Europe despite the EU's approaching ban on Russian supplies.
Russian pipeline gas and LNG exports to Europe showed strong growth in the first half of 2026 despite next year's EU ban on Russian gas and LNG. The growth was attributed in part to the loss of competing Mideast Gulf supplies during the Mideast war, as well as a cold winter.
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The ban will start to apply six weeks after the regulation enters into force
