UK for the first time reduced imports of Russian gas to zero

24 August 2022, 17:48 | Peace 
фото с Зеркало недели

The United Kingdom, in addition to refusing to import Russian gas, has also significantly reduced the total import from the Russian Federation, Channel 24 reports..

Fuel imports averaged 0.5 billion pounds a year before tough sanctions against Russia. In June of this year, it dropped to zero for the first time in history..

In June, imports of goods from the aggressor country fell to the lowest level since January 1997. It has fallen to ?33m, according to the Office for National Statistics..

Although exports to Russia rose slightly in June compared to the previous month, they were down by ?168 million, about 67% from the monthly average in the 12 months to February..

[see_also ids\u003d"

It is worth noting that chemicals were the only commodity exported to Russia during this period, thanks to an increase of ?39.1 million (61.8%) in exports of medicines and pharmaceutical products that are not subject to sanctions..

Earlier, The Economist explained why not all forecasts about the decline of the Russian economy come true. Few believed that the Russian economy would last six months of war.

Источник: Зеркало недели