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> $1B/day from Germany alone According to [1], all imports from Russia to Germany in March were 4B EUR, so rather $139M/day, not $1B/day. Maybe that is the amo

• nip 4y ago
  Gas [1] [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61164894 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61164894
  • Mlller 4y ago
    $1B/day is in fact the sum from all of the EU for gas and oil according to Josep Borrell, the EUʼs top diplomat from Spain [1], [2], [3]. The $139M/day ≈ 13.9% from Germany include oil and gas (according to the source I gave). The source you provided (thank you) reads: “Proceeds from the sale of Russian oil and gas amount to around $1bn (£770m) a day”. In the context of the article, it is misleading, unfortunately; in itself it could even mean ‘from everyone’. Itʼs probably the number given by Borrell. [1] https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/04/06/eu-has-spent-35bn-on-russian-energy-and-just-1bn-on-aid-borrell https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/04/06/eu-has-spent-3... [2] https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/04/08/eu-gave-e1-billion-in-military-aid-to-ukraine-then-sneakily-transferred-e35-billion-cash-to-russia/ https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/04/08/eu-gave-e1-billion-in-m... [3] https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/minister-says-eu-giving-russia-1-billion-euros-a-day-for-oil-gas-2865943 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/minister-says-eu-giving-russ...
    • tacitusarc 4y ago
      I appreciate this back and forth, thank you. I’m disappointed in the BBC reporting here.
      • jupp0r 4y ago
        I also fell into the BBC trap (I’m OP), thanks for the correction and the reminder to not just look at the top google result.