Czechia floats plan to replace Russian gas supplies to eastern EU countries

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53% : "Sikela said the EU had made "substantial progress" in reducing its dependence on Russia gas - down to 8% last year from over two-fiths before Putin launched his undeclared war on Ukraine in February 2022, but told Simson and fellow ministers that "nevertheless we must intensify our efforts".While Hungary has drawn fire from EU partners for actively courting Moscow and striking new gas supply deals since the start of the war, Austria imported a record 98% of its gas from Russia last December, and Slovakia, too, remains heavily dependent.

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