Macron Accused of ‘Betraying’ Ukraine Over Soaring Russian Gas Imports: Report

France, Belgium, and the Netherlands are said to have ramped up their shipments of Russian energy at discounted prices even as other buyers cut back their buys as the war progressed.

Ludovic Marin, pool via AP
President Macron on June 12, 2022. Ludovic Marin, pool via AP

France received nearly $1 billion worth of Russian gas even while the Kremlin’s bombs were raining down on Ukraine in the past two months, prompting Kyiv to charge the French president, Emmanuel Macron, with “betrayal,” according to a new report in the Telegraph. The British newspaper cited a report by the Finland-based Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air that claims France, as well as Belgium and the Netherlands, ramped up their shipments of Russian energy at discounted prices even as other buyers cut back their buys as the war progressed.

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