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Meanwhile, Europe's energy diversification efforts include increasing imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from non-Russian sources. However, Russia remains Europe's second-largest LNG supplier, contributing to Russia earning roughly €242 billion from fossil fuel exports in the past year. The report calls for a comprehensive crackdown on LNG imports from Russia, as well as on third-party countries involved in covert trade, notably urging coordinated US and European action to impose sanctions on these intermediary nations.
The bureaucratic and strategic implications are clear: to weaken Russia's financial capacity and support Ukraine effectively, Europe must reconsider its energy dependencies and enforce stricter sanctions on trade routes and refining processes.