Sánchez surpassed all other EU member states in the importation of fossil fuels from Russia.
45% confidence
EconomySpain
Omissions
The claim does not specify the time period or the specific metric (value vs. volume, all fossil fuels vs. LNG only). Data available covers November-December 2025. Data for early 2026 up to the session date (April 2026) could not be verified through independent sources. Two independent sources or one primary source confirming the claim could not be found.
Sources
SecondaryAgroReviewIn December 2025, Spain ranked fourth among EU buyers of Russian fossil fuels, importing Russian LNG worth EUR 203 million.
SecondaryB4Ukraine (citing CREA)Spain was the EU's fifth-largest buyer of Russian fossil fuels in November 2025, spending EUR 90 million on Russian LNG.