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European Union countries have already paid at least 35 billion euros to Russia (about 180 billion reais at the current rate) for importing energy sources since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The figure was revealed on Wednesday (6), amid discussions in the bloc to tighten sanctions against the regime of Vladimir Putin, which still benefits from the European bloc’s high dependence on Russia to meet its energy needs.
“We gave 1 billion euros to Ukraine. It may seem like a lot, but it’s what we pay daily.
to Putin for energy. Since the war started, we have [à Rússia] 35 billion euros,” he said.
the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell.
The statement was made during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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