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The first country to abandon Russian gas has been announced!It has been reported that Lithuania has completely stopped buying natural gas from Russia since the beginning of this month. Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys described the halting of gas imports from Russia as “a turning point in Lithuania’s energy history”.Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda shared on his Twitter account, “From this month, there is no longer Russian gas in Lithuania. Years ago, my country made decisions that today allowed us to cut energy relations with the aggressor without any problems. If we can do it, the rest of Europe can do it too.” used the phrases. Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys described the halting of gas imports from Russia as “a turning point in Lithuania’s energy history”.THE FIRST COUNTRY TO AVOID RUSSIAN GASStating that they are the first European country to abandon Russian gas, Kreivys said that this is the result of consistent energy policies carried out for years and timely infrastructure decisions.In the statement made on the website of the Ministry of Energy of Lithuania, it was stated that gas imports from Russia were stopped in response to Russia’s “energy blackmail” in Europe and the war in Ukraine, and the data of Amber Grid company, which provides Russian gas flow to the country through Belarus, showed zero as of April 2.HOW WILL THEY MEET THE GAS NEEDS?It was stated that all of the country’s gas needs are met through liquefied natural gas (LNG), and it was noted that the planning regarding the amount of natural gas to be imported in the coming months and the routes through which the said gas will be brought to the country was made with the Klaipedos Nafta company, which operates the LNG terminal.It was stated that natural gas can be imported to the country via Latvia and Poland as of May 1, if needed.