Most likely the networks were connected for stability reasons for peak consumption instead of trading. Also if russia was selling below EU market prices, it me

Most likely the networks were connected for stability reasons for peak consumption instead of trading. Also if russia was selling below EU market prices, it meant that there was a corruption somewhere, as it doesn’t make any sense from business perspective to do so. Russia uses its energy as a weapon to corrupt and finance specific politicians, every country has to keep as far away from them as possible even if they offer energy for free. Source: we had the same in Ukraine, and every step in decoupling from russia is made with blood.