155
bcm OK
Russian gas to the EU, 2021 (pipeline + LNG)
Source: IEA, A 10-Point Plan… [1]
Independent information site
War, energy and EU policy, 2014–2026
A civic reference on European energy imports from Russia between the annexation of Crimea and the years after the full-scale invasion — with the report’s argument kept in a clearly labelled Analysis section.
Key figures
Verified callouts
Home stats use figures locked in approved copy (import/consumption wording; Comext and Bruegel series labelled separately).
45%
of gas imports (almost 40% of consumption) OK
Russia’s share of EU gas imports, 2021
Source: IEA; Eurostat interactive energy 2023 [2]
~€760bn
2014–2021 Comext HS 27 OK
EU imports of Russian energy products (customs values)
Source: Eurostat Comext DS-045409 [3]
≈€210bn
frozen in the EU (global ≈$300–320bn) OK · S2
CBR assets immobilised, March 2022
Source: Reuters / EP [4]
Factual pages
Sourced volumes, votes, freezes and dated events. Claims are attributed. Series differences (Comext vs Bruegel/CREA) are labelled.
Analysis The report’s argument
Interpretation from Funding the Invasion (2026) lives only under Analysis — with an aubergine banner on every such page.
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Site sections
Timeline
Energy, policy, war and finance events, 2014–2026.
Dependence
Volumes, country shares and euro payments.
Policy
Green Deal, Taxonomy and Energiewende — described neutrally.
Money
Budget hydrocarbon share, reserves and the 2022 freeze.
Actors
Documented roles of politicians and companies.
After 2022
What changed after the full-scale invasion.
Analysis
The report’s thesis and replies — clearly labelled opinion.
Sources
Bibliography and primary datasets.
Corrections
Public errata applied from the 4 Nov 2026 review.
Latest corrections
Approved copy already incorporates the 4 November 2026 fact-check. Highlights:
- Gas/oil shares use import vs consumption wording (not “45% of gas / 30% of oil”).
- Cumulative 2014–2021 payments use Eurostat Comext ≈€760bn (not the unverified €850bn).
- First-12-months Bruegel/CREA ≈€140bn labelled separately from Comext calendar-2022 customs €147.2bn (gas €48.3bn).
- NWF liquid ≈$112.7bn (1 Feb 2022 MinFin; ~$116.6bn on 1 Mar); combined cushion ≈$755–760bn.
- CBR end-July 2008 peak $596.6bn / weekly 8 Aug $598.1bn (not ~$582bn, which is end-August).
- 2014–2019 coal/gas generation change uses Ember −242 / +213 TWh (not CSIS/Agora −330/+242).
- SIPRI military spending in current USD: ≈$104.4 / $109.2 / $149.4bn for 2022–24 (constant-2024 2022 ≈$88.7bn noted separately).