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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – The Netherlands said Friday it aims to completely stop importing Russian gas by the end of the year.
According to a written statement, the Dutch government will focus on energy saving, sustainability, and more energy imports from other countries to stop purchasing Russian gas.
The statement noted that the government is actively working at the national and European levels to reduce the dependence on Russian coal, oil, and gas as quickly as possible, adding that it aims to make the country independent from Russian fossil fuels by the end of this year.
It also noted that like the European Union countries, the Netherlands would stop importing Russian coal as of August 11 at the latest.
The Russian war on Ukraine prompted the US and its allies in the West to impose sweeping sanctions on Moscow.
At least 2,435 civilians have been killed and 2,946 injured in Ukraine in the war that started February 24, according to United Nations (UN) estimates, with the true figure believed to be much higher.
More than 5.1 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries, with more than 7.7 million internally displaced, the UN refugee agency said. (Anadolu)
