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Donald Trump is right. Germany imports 70 per cent of its gas from - Russia.

Posted: Jul 11th, 2018 - 12:35 pm

Donald Trump's claim that Germany imports 70 per cent of its gas from Russia at a fiery Nato summit today is correct - and the country will soon receive even more.

The EU's statistics agency, Eurostat, says that Russia is responsible for up to 75% of Germany's total gas imports.

And experts say that figure could dramatically increase after a new pipeline between Russia and Germany opens in two years time.

Germany already imports 55 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia via the Nord Stream pipeline and will pump another 55 billion cubic meters through the new Nord Stream 2 network.

Most of the remaining 30% comes from Norway...

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Donald Trump is right. Germany imports 70 per cent of its gas from - Russia. (Views: 468, 2018-07-11, 12:35 pm)
- Germany is also the EU’s largest trading partner - with Iran. (Views: 215, 2018-07-11, 12:36 pm)
  - I don't care where Germany gets it energy. Just don't ask me - to pay to protect Germany from the country (Views: 215, 2018-07-11, 12:55 pm)
    - Exactly! Why is the U.S. subsidizing NATO to protect - Germany from Russia while they send (Views: 227, 2018-07-11, 3:04 pm)
  - The British broke away from EU because they determined that - the EU was more of a burden and (Views: 218, 2018-07-11, 3:06 pm)
- Time for the United States to Leave NATO (flashback - from NYT) (Views: 220, 2018-07-11, 12:37 pm)
- Europe Warned by Reagan Administration Not to Rely - on Russian Energy (old article but relevant) (Views: 275, 2018-07-11, 12:42 pm)
- Yep, Nord Stream is the pipeline that goes from Russia, through - the Baltic and directly to Germany. (Views: 224, 2018-07-11, 12:44 pm)
  - FLASHBACK: Europe plunged into energy crisis as Russia - cuts off gas supply via Ukraine. (Views: 267, 2018-07-11, 12:57 pm)
- Germany (as well as other NATO members) can't pay 2% - into NATO which protects them from Russia (Views: 220, 2018-07-11, 12:53 pm)
- Trump IS right. Germany pays Russia billions of dollars for - oil and gas, which Russia spends (Views: 224, 2018-07-11, 1:39 pm)