Today the European Union still imports around 14% of its energy from Russia.

Omissions

• The 14% figure likely refers specifically to natural gas/LNG rather than total energy imports (which would include oil, coal, and other energy products).
• Different energy types show varying dependency levels - LNG was at 12.7% in Q4 2025, while natural gas imports from Russia ranged between 12-18% depending on the quarter and metric (volume vs. value) in 2025.
• The Eurostat data used was published after the session date (2026-03-25 and later), though it covers reference periods (Q2-Q4 2025) that were before the session date of 2026-04-29.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - EU imports of energy products - latest developmentsRussia's share in EU imports of LNG decreased from 21.2% in Q1 2021 to 12.7% in Q4 2025.
• SecondaryStatista - Share of Russian gas in the EURussia accounted for 18.19 percent of the value of natural gas imports into the European Union (EU) from non-EU countries in the first quarter of 2025.