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- The European Commission rejects Alexander Novak's claim the EU bought €302 billion of Russian energy since 2022.
- Commission report shows EU imported €197 billion of Russian energy from March 2022 to July 2026.
- EU dependence fell from 42-45% in 2022 to 12% now, spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen says.
- The Commission reports that in 2023 only 6% of EU fossil-fuel spending went to Russia.
- EU plans to end Russian gas and LNG imports by 1 January 2027 under REPowerEU.