Nauseda: Lithuania works to end all energy imports from Russia

Lithuania is working to end all energy imports from Russia, Lithuanian President Gitana Nauseda said during a press conference in Vilnius after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

“The gas connection with Poland, the submarine energy connection with Sweden, the synchronization of the energy system with mainland Europe – all this shows that Lithuania is preparing to live without any Russian energy sources,” the Lithuanian president said after the meeting. with the Dutch Prime Minister.

“We have done most of the way, such as replacing natural gas with liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipelines and preparing to use oil from other countries. Our energy synchronization will soon be completed and then Lithuania will be a a good example for Europe “.

The countries of the European Union are still heavily dependent on Russian oil and gas for their energy supply and simply can not cut it overnight, said Mark Rutte.

“Too many refineries in eastern and western Europe are still completely dependent on Russian oil and with Russian gas the situation is even worse,” the Dutch prime minister said after meeting with the Lithuanian president.

“There has to be leverage from this addiction. We need to do it as soon as possible, but we can not do it tomorrow.”

SOURCE: AMPE

Source: Capital

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