On Monday, the Centre for Analysis on Vitality and Clear Air (Crea) printed its findings that Russia had made £141billion in revenue from oil, gasoline and coal gross sales because the Ukraine invasion started six months in the past. The Finnish suppose tank additionally estimated that Russia has spent solely £86billion on the struggle, however no official figures have been launched.

The suppose tank wrote: “Russia has reduce gasoline exports to the EU by 75 %, in an try and blackmail Europe.

“But the will increase in gasoline costs have meant that the EU is paying Russia as a lot for gasoline as a yr in the past.”

For the reason that invasion of Ukraine started in February, the European Union has paid Russia £57billion and gasoline and oil deliveries, and Germany by itself has spent greater than £16billion.

Russia has additionally traded vitality with China and acquired £31billion in income.

Final week, the Russian state-owned vitality firm Gazprom shut down the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is Europe’s essential gasoline provide route from Russia.

Gazprom has claimed that Europe’s sanctions on Russia for the Ukraine invasion have prevented common upkeep of the pipeline.

A consultant of Gazprom advised Reuters that the pipeline would stay closed till it was mounted by Siemens Vitality, a German firm which often works on the Nord Stream.

Nevertheless, Siemens has mentioned an oil leak wouldn’t trigger a shutdown.

They mentioned: “Such leaks don’t usually have an effect on the operation of a turbine and might be sealed on web site. It’s a routine process inside the scope of upkeep work.”

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President Putin’s spokesperson criticised European politicians for the present vitality disaster.

Mr Peskov mentioned: “It’s apparent that Europe is getting worse for individuals, entrepreneurs, corporations, to reside and work: much less cash is being earned, the usual of residing is falling.”

The European Union has mentioned it can reduce gasoline imports from Russia by two-thirds by 2023, however is not going to impose a gasoline ban.

The EU has mentioned its newest commerce sanctions on Russia would reduce the quantity of oil it buys from Russia by 90 %, however will take months to come back into full impact.

Ukraine’s chief has mentioned Russia is making ready a “decisive vitality assault” on all Europeans.

President Zelensky mentioned: “It’s attempting to assault with poverty and political chaos the place it can not but assault with missiles.”

He added that unity amongst European nations would assist supply safety from the disaster.