Lithuania Becomes First EU Member to Give Up Russian Gas
- Companies reduced pipeline flows to zero over weekend
- Nation will rely on LNG imports from Norway and the U.S.
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Lithuania has become the first member of the European Union to end its dependence on natural gas from Russia, the bloc’s biggest supplier of the fuel, according to the Baltic country’s energy minister.
Lithuanian companies cut their gas flows via Russian pipelines to zero over the weekend, without the need for a ban from the government, Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys said. He added that the government would impose such a measure if needed.