CREA: EU Energy Payments to Russia Outpaced Ukraine Aid in 2024

The European Union spent more on Russian fossil fuels in 2024 than it provided to Ukraine in military and financial assistance, according to new data published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). First reported by Euromaidan Press on Thursday, the analysis shows that the EU paid approximately €7 billion more on Russia energy imports than it doled out to Ukraine last year. Despite an array of sanctions and public commitments to wean off Russian oil and gas, Brussels ended up spending an estimated €46 billion on Russian…