Well Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria continue to import Russian oil too right?
Thats their problem, and it shows...
They are black mailed (Hungary especially) to a humiliating degree by Russia... which give them gas.. as longs as Orban obeys...
No wonder Orban is so soft and cuddly with Russia... 95% of Hungary energy imports come from Russia... He is a slave.
The rest of Europe can these days entirely survive with alternative means to Russian energy, even though it’s still dripping in a bit. No one cares about Russian energy for Europes future anymore.
Your first assertion (citing CNBC ineptly) was proven incorrect by several simple news citations. The above is also incorrect:
Germany Still Trades Russian Gas as Canceling Costs €10 Billion Bloomberg, 19 October 2023Free Republic is a news forum. The above is news, citations and all.German state-owned company resumes trading in Russian LNG TVP World, 23 September 2023
Europe has increased its imports of Russian gas by sea, regardless of the war in Ukraine Le Monde, 13 September 2023
Why the EU is still buying Russian energy? Deutsche Welle via YouTube, 19 October 2023
French energy giant Total 'funding Russia's war machine', claims NGO Euro News, 10 October 2023
Spanish imports of Russian gas jump in May, nearly 28% of total Reuters, 10 July 2023
Spain and Belgium increased Russian LNG imports, study finds EU Observer, 31 October 2023
Without Plan B, Europe Clings On To Russian Oil & Gas Forbes, 1 September 2023
Why is U.S. still buying Russian oil? CNN Business, 4 November 2023
Opposition Grows to U.S. Imports of 'Laundered' Russian Oil New York Times, 29 June 2023
Why Are Russian Oil Products Still Being Sold in America? Project Syndicate, 3 July 2023
Pakistan Importing Russian Oil With US Approval Voice of America, 27 April 2023
How Much Oil Does the U.S. Import From Russia and Why Did Biden Ban It? Wall Street Journal, 21 April 2023