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Spain imports record amount of Russian gas

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Spain imports record amount of Russian gas despite sanctions
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Jamuro Apr 16, 2026 +1401
not for long 25.april is when the ban on russian lng spot trades goes into effect.
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Deafwatch Apr 16, 2026 +764
Would explain the sudden increase. Quickly fill up the gas storage before it becomes illegal.
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Vipertje Apr 16, 2026 +166
Jup. Spain also doesn't care about Ukraine. So yeh, no one is surprised by this
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bittor Apr 16, 2026 +182
The 2B euros provided by Spain to humanitarian and military aid, the constant diplomatic support for Ukraine both internally (except for extreme left and extreme right parties), and on supranational bodies beg to differ. Having said this, we should most definitely separate the government from the citizens, but I would agree that, in general, Spain is a leftist, anti-American imperialism, anti-Israel country, but this is a broad generalization, of course.
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KN4S Apr 16, 2026 +171
Always wondered why being anti-american/israel imperialism suddenly means Russian and Chinese imperialism is ok?? What's the thought process here?
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Aggressive_Lie_4446 Apr 17, 2026 +86
Spain is one of the very few nations calling for China to "have a greater role" [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/spanish-premier-urges-china-take-bigger-role-multipolar-order-2026-04-13/](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/spanish-premier-urges-china-take-bigger-role-multipolar-order-2026-04-13/) They are one of the few European nations still maintaining full ties with Iran too. So Yeah. Spain is definitely heading there.
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Top_Yogurtcloset_684 Apr 17, 2026 +6
Sanchez is a traitor in the making. Already gave pardons to separatists. Watch this idiot try for a third Spanish republic.
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polacs Apr 17, 2026 +18
Oh no, a republic. How bad by him. Even if he would never do that because PSOE is tied with the monarch saying than a republic is bad per se is ridiculous lmao
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Agitated_Tadpole_715 Apr 17, 2026 +2
Spanish Inquisition when now? my calendar isn't synced
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frosthowler Apr 17, 2026 +3
Is it a Spanish inquisition if it is scheduled?
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C-Hyena Apr 17, 2026 +2
Yes, they would send you a letter informing of an inspection. It turns out, in the end, everybody expected the Spanish inquisition.
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Talonsminty Apr 16, 2026 +27
It doesn't, just when Putin says NATO caused the war with reckless expansion. Only people blinded by a hatred of NATO are gonne believe it.
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Green_Insurance4916 Apr 16, 2026 +5
No one said that
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WackyRacketeer Apr 16, 2026 -2
It does? Who said that?
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[deleted] Apr 17, 2026 +3
Still one of the lowest in europe
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Hydropotesinermis Apr 16, 2026 +27
For being one of the western-most countries in Europe they are remarkably anti West.
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NoInteraction3525 Apr 16, 2026 +3
Where did you pull that shit up from? Christ!
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Lopsided-Conflict1 Apr 17, 2026 +2
I am surprised actually. Spain has shown support to Ukraine in different occasions. What are you on about?
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HaikeusQ Apr 16, 2026 +232
I wonder how many lives were taken away by russia sponsored by that deal
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Javop Apr 16, 2026 +39
355 million just in march. That really helps Putin who scrambled for every penny right now. Edit: Euros paid to Russia
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liquidtape Apr 16, 2026 +40
I must not understanding what you're saying. 355 million lives taken away in March?
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hotdirtywater Apr 16, 2026 +14
if i was to guess, and its really only a guess, its 355 million barrels of oil sold (or maybe produced) by russia in march
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Future_Pianist9570 Apr 16, 2026 +14
Or 355million of whatever currency in gas
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Yyoksetioxd Apr 16, 2026 +487
"say no to war" yeah let me finance it real quick homie
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Overall-Medicine4308 Apr 16, 2026 +106
Apparently, some nations deserve life and peace more than others. The right to life and peace must be earned by discovering oil and gas on your territory. Iran managed it, but we didn’t. That’s why Iranians are no longer being killed, whereas we continue to be, with European money.
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UseBackground2370 Apr 17, 2026 +25
Iranian here. My heart goes out to you. We've been burned by Europe especially UK and Spain and France way too many times...but for them to do this to actual Europeans it's even worse. Also, while true that the war has stopped, killing Iranians hasn't. The IRGC is ramping up executions. 
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UnknownHero2 Apr 16, 2026 +30
After a year+ of Trump Spain is STILL behind the US in bilateral aid. They are also dead last in NATO spending.
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roguemenace Apr 17, 2026 +3
There is no moral center in Europe.
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Hapten Apr 16, 2026 +1508
Moral superiority at it's finest. Now we know who Ukraine was calling out when they told Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil/gas facilities.
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TurbulentRadish8113 Apr 16, 2026 +453
European purchases of Russian fuel have dropped by about 75% in value terms. Despite the higher price and countries like Hungary and Slovakia. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_trade_with_Russia_-_latest_developments It's been good progress at huge financial cost to Europe. Europe is continuing to make progress.
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PiggleWork Apr 16, 2026 +109
It has been 4 years. Remarkable progress
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MaxPlanck_420 Apr 16, 2026 +112
4 years of non stop war. 12 since Russia first invaded Europe which they didn't really take seriously.
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Peaceful__Prober Apr 16, 2026 +29
18 years since they invaded Georgia, which is partially in Europe and culturally European-leaning.
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TurbulentRadish8113 Apr 16, 2026 +82
The 12 year point is really important IMO. We need to learn and stop denying reality. It's 12 years since Putin first invaded Ukraine and 10 years since Trump was elected. We have tried to bend over backwards in the hope that monsters will be nice, normal, rational people. Learn the damn lessons.
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IsTom Apr 16, 2026 +26
The worst part is that if they actually acted 12 years ago then the current invasion might have just not have happened.
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TurbulentRadish8113 Apr 16, 2026 +16
I know 😢 I really think that it was a huge mistake to coddle Russia so much. I hope we learn.
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Spra991 Apr 16, 2026 +13
> I hope we learn. We won't. If WWII hasn't managed to teach Europe a lesson, this thing surely won't either.
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TurbulentRadish8113 Apr 17, 2026 +3
I dunno. My granddad said we learned a lot. He was at Dunkirk, Torch, and a bunch of other horrible places and he loved the EU.
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theixrs Apr 17, 2026 +5
A lot of it is just replaced by Indian imports though, who buys from Russia.
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CaptainMagnets Apr 16, 2026 +73
Yup, 4 years is the blink of an eye considering this type of progress
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Sonny1x Apr 16, 2026 +21
> is the blink of an eye Ukrainians must feel the same having to actively be bombed by the aggressor certain European nations are buying bulk oil from.
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CaptainMagnets Apr 16, 2026 +33
Ah yes. Tell you what, you go get elected and switch an entire nations energy infrastructure in less than four years then we can talk.
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championchilli Apr 16, 2026 -1
Love this answer
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rbmassert Apr 16, 2026 +23
Folks are dumb to think Russian oil can be taken out of the market completely. The immediate effect would be a vertical spike in energy prices, likely pushing Brent crude well past $150–$200 per barrel. Good luck surviving that.
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TurbulentRadish8113 Apr 16, 2026 +14
It would undermine pro-democracy parties in Europe and Russia would sell less oil but at much higher prices, meaning more money for Russia. The oil price cap was the right approach, paired with diversification. Long-term nuclear+renewables would neuter Russia.
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meo_lessi Apr 16, 2026 +29
hundreds of Ukrainians dying every day for 4 years while eu "making progress".
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Defiant_Wind_4997 Apr 16, 2026 +51
Shit doesn’t happen overnight there champ, and it’s Russia killing the Ukrainians not the rest of Europe. Quit shitting on ukraines allies.
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TheVenetianMask Apr 16, 2026 +6
Europe would have had a lot less money for Ukraine if it had experienced a full blown energy shock.
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TurbulentRadish8113 Apr 16, 2026 +8
Yes, it's horrible. We should do more. Europe has taken hundreds of billions of euros in costs and sent massive amounts of aid. Attacking the remaining allies causes division that helps Russia - we should encourage and explain how it was a mistake not to do more. We can fix this by doing more now. The same rhetoric was used to help get Putin-loving Republicans into power. They blockaded aid funding to Ukraine to make more Ukrainians die and save Putin's war. $120 billion in aid allocations stopped, just so people could feel better about shitting on Biden and the Dems who were sending the aid. There's a very good chance that the 2022/24 elections are the main reason why the war isn't over already. I will support saving Ukrainians lives, over the good feeling I get from shitting on insufficient help from those who *are* helping and can be persuaded to do more.
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Markus292 Apr 16, 2026 +2
You have my axe
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Raspry Apr 16, 2026 +7
The other option is to cut it off 100% now, have the largest economies in Europe completely collapse, Ukraine will end up with absolutely zero and no allies because of the political upheaval in the rest of Europe. Great plan.
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RICO_the_GOP Apr 16, 2026 +6
"Look you cant just land in our territory that would be facilitating an illegal war!. Brb leme me directly fund the invasion of Ukraine and tell them to stop defending themselves" The antisemitism is naked and disgusting. No surprise the recently fascist and brutal imperial power wants the victims to sit back and be attacked.
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N0_Goldsun Apr 16, 2026 +26
Canada has some of that LNG to spare for our friends in Europe.
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JohnHazardWandering Apr 16, 2026 +60
Does canada have the infrastructure to export it?  The US doesn't have enough port export capacity to meet demand. 
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kiwiberryman Apr 16, 2026 +26
Canada typically only exports from the west coast. Quebec has blocked pipeline attempts to build out to the east coast. There was a news article recently that we are actually IMPORTING LNG in the east coast from Australia because it was easier/cheaper than bringing it in from BC/Alberta And then there's another news article just this week that we will be exporting LNG to Europe from BC through the Panama Canal
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whatmepolo Apr 16, 2026 +7
Does make me wonder if Churchill, MB will become a new port of export for the east.
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No_Sleep6533 Apr 16, 2026 +4
I’d be curious to see the logistics of such an operation. I’ve been before (Manitoban here), but it seems so out of the way, for better or for worse. Would it help the community thrive, would they support it? I am not well informed on the transportation situation in Hudson’s Bay, but it could be a valid solution 🤷
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d3gaia Apr 16, 2026 +6
It’s time we reigned in QC a bit. They’re out here living the surplus life while single-handedly preventing the rest of us from just breaking even. 
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alendeus Apr 16, 2026 +3
That's not how that works. These are the same hostile talking points that other provinces like Alberta use to demonize QC. How about Alberta and other anglo provinces stop getting corrupted by US politicians trying to cause discord in Canada instead? Quebec tries to keep its local energy prices affordable, and has one of the largest province population, both lead it to being both the 2nd highest tax contributor while yes being first in equalization "revenue". It is actually one of the lowest per capita beneficiary . P-E Islanders receive more than twice as much per capita. Yes there are ways in which it can be seen as QC gaming the system a bit, but they are playing within the established system, and Quebec has also in the past been very pro environment protection as well as accommodating first nations requests in terms of said pipeline. That all being said, opinions about pipelines might be changing now however due to all of the tariffs and world economy turmoil.
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KindOfPoo Apr 16, 2026 +1
>The US doesn't have enough port export capacity to meet demand.  Maybe they can call Frank Sobotka and convert the grain pier
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Slavik81 Apr 16, 2026 +16
No, Canada has refused to build the infrastructure necessary to export its gas to Europe [1]. There is one new LNG facility, but it's on the west coast and I doubt it has excess capacity to replace Russia. The United States, on the other hand, has built significant LNG export capacity over the past ten years. They will soon be sending gas to Europe and we'll send gas to them. [1]: https://financialpost.com/diane-francis/diane-francis-trudeau-lost-lng-opportunity
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footpole Apr 16, 2026 +11
That’s great. We don’t use too much here in Finland but hopefully you can deliver it too.
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Alarming-Ad1100 Apr 16, 2026 +5
Definitely not Canada has been really foolish with its infrastructure over the years
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tkeser Apr 16, 2026 +2
like when IBM was producing computers for the Nazis, and Coke was being rebranded to Fanta to be able to still be sold in Germany, while Manhattan based banks were crediting the German war effort... and then American sons were sent to Europe to die. stupid. greedy. awful. hipocrasy.
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Kirihuna Apr 16, 2026 +7
Fanta wasn’t rebranded. It was created due to Coca Cola supplies being cut off. The German division of Coca Cola existed by itself during the war and when it was over Coca Cola got everything back, profits and formulas, etc.
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Key_Geologist2599 Apr 16, 2026 +94
How are Spain going to criticise Israel but support Russia?
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iminiki Apr 17, 2026 +39
Spain‘s leaders are just bunch of hypocrites. They support both Russia and Iran‘s regimes, but denounce US and Israel. If the latter two are evil, the first two are much more evil.
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polacs Apr 17, 2026 +4
Because you are played by a title. Most gas in Spain comes from algeria
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bittor Apr 18, 2026 +1
Most gas in Spain USED TO come from Algeria, for the last couple of years our biggest provider has been the US, mostly GNL.
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theorizable Apr 16, 2026 +139
Spain has also been fairly pro-China recently.
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erexcalibur Apr 17, 2026 +18
Spain is a half-Hungary with impeccable PR and an online army that will cleanse its government of any and all sins.
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TheMermanly Apr 16, 2026 +45
Spain is so spineless
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Effective-Nebula1969 Apr 16, 2026 +59
Trying to criticize others morality with one hand, and supplying the Russian war machine with the other. Way to go! /s
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WorstCPANA Apr 16, 2026 +292
One of the reasons why their word about the ongoing conflicts doesn't carry weight. Europe should have been cutting off Russian oil for the last 25 years. They should have absolutely pulled back when Russia invaded Ukraine....in 2014, and then again in 2022.
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Koala_eiO Apr 16, 2026 +45
> Euyrope should have been cutting off Russian oil for the last 25 years. The whole point of buying from them was a bet that nobody would be dumb enough to attack their best clients. That's economical interdependency. That's how the EU stopped having internal wars.
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Remote_Escape Apr 16, 2026 +46
That didn't hold water after Crimeea annexation and after fighting starting up in Donbass.
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sandwichilluminati Apr 16, 2026 +28
Sadly, the greatest failure of liberal democracies is that they do not understand that most nations and most people do not share their values nor their beliefs. As such, those nations exploit Western goodwill in order to strengthen themselves, while willingly attacking and operating against the West. We made that mistake with Russia, we made that mistake with China, we made that mistake with Iran. I hope our leaders learn from this, yet I fear that will not happen.
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WorstCPANA Apr 16, 2026 +39
>That's how the EU stopped having internal wars. Guess what, buying their oil just gave them the economic capabilities to annex former USSR countries and made Western Europe reliant on one of the worst state actors in the world. It had the opposite affect of what you're claiming. It's seemed like they've stopped because they still think their strategy of appeasement for their imperialist neighbors is gonna work this time.
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Plutuserix Apr 16, 2026 +28
Yeah, same way the US made China rich and they didn't turn to democracy as hoped. It sucks. In hindsight it was maybe not the smart thing to do. But here we are.
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twayboy1967 Apr 16, 2026 +7
The whole point of stopping those purchases in 2014 is that Russia had already broken the compact. 
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Positive-Aspect-3566 Apr 16, 2026 +9
Wild to extol the virtues of a strategy after it explicitly failed
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theixrs Apr 17, 2026 +1
Can’t, unless you do more renewables and EVs. But then they tariff solar panels at 69% and EVs at 30% and are shocked that they’re so reliant on non-renewable energy.
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nazeradom Apr 16, 2026 +153
I wouldn't call that a paradox, the free market will buy what ever is is the most economic and laws put in place add the necessary barriers to push for other less profitable options.
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Balavadan Apr 16, 2026 +13
Free market can’t do shit if the EU was actually interested in not doing this. Is a deliberate action. Not some loophole people found
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Slimmanoman Apr 16, 2026 +11
Politics is a complex thing, don't oversimplify. Far right parties are already running the narrative "why do we help Ukrainians when we're struggling at home" and it resonates. If you take drastic measures too fast you just lose entire countries to far right pro-Russian parties
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Oh_ffs_seriously Apr 16, 2026 +15
> while buying more of it than ever in 2026. That's absolutely wrong.
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Yvraine Apr 16, 2026 +13
> The paradox is the EU is simultaneously passing laws to ban Russian gas in 2027 while buying more of it than ever in 2026. They fill up the storages with as much c**** energy as they can before the ban comes into effect. Not sure what's paradox about that. The politicians who decided the ban are not the ones paying the higher prices
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TheJD Apr 16, 2026 +3
Do you have a source that the EU is buying more than they ever have before?
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HopiumInhaler Apr 16, 2026 +158
Spain contributing to deaths of Ukrainians by funding Russian war machine
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Lopsided-Wave2479 Apr 16, 2026 +7
Energy companies in spain are evil. We have sun, we have rivers to create energy, and despite energy being super c**** to produce is super expensive to buy. Is always the fat cats that win, and the small mouse that die.
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andupotorac Apr 16, 2026 +20
And they say they want an European army..
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imianha Apr 16, 2026 +170
As a Spaniard this is disgusting. Sorry guys.
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paincrumbs Apr 16, 2026 +9
i hope Spain just transtion hard into EVs and equivalent electric heating, there's so much RE here
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neuropsycho Apr 16, 2026 +2
I wish, but we are not a particularly wealthy country, and electric vehicles are pricier than what most people can afford.
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____DEADPOOL_______ Apr 16, 2026 +15
Hypocrite.
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Extension_Amoeba_582 Apr 17, 2026 +13
hypocrites, calling out israel and then funding the russian war machine
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dimwalker Apr 16, 2026 +74
Shame.
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TheVenetianMask Apr 16, 2026 +39
Spain is a resale point for international buyers since it has 6 ports that can take this type of deliveries. It's not like they can get the gas shipped via Germany.
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No-Theory6270 Apr 16, 2026 +6
Where does the gas ultimately go?
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Prestigious_Wall_819 Apr 17, 2026 +4
As it turns out, European countries cannot function properly without c**** hydrocarbons, c**** labor, and US support. 
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getpoopedon Apr 16, 2026 +15
They went viral for giving Netanyahu the finger on national TV, while also funding the genocidal maniac Tsar state of Putin. Supreme hypocrisy.
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TheGreatestQuestion Apr 16, 2026 +28
Not only has Spain exported components that feed into Iran’s missile and drone manufacturing, including machinery, chemicals, detonators, explosives, and precision machine tools tied to weapons production, but Russia also remains a major energy supplier to Spain, even after sanctions. Spain has knowingly supplied dual use components to a sanctioned regime while remaining economically tied to another, both contributing to global energy disruption. Exports of these components from Spain ramped up from 2018 through 2025, aligning with proxy attacks on shipping from 2019 and Iran’s more direct targeting of commercial vessels in the Strait during 2024 and 2025.
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TheHumbleChemist Apr 16, 2026 +91
SpAiN iS a SeRiOuS cOuNtRy
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getpoopedon Apr 16, 2026 +25
You're on an American website. Using American vernacular.
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AssassinAragorn Apr 17, 2026 +2
Congrats, Spaniards get to join us now in the shame corner
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MiawHansen Apr 16, 2026 +136
Spain doesnt wanna meet the NATO req, barely wanna help Ukraine, wanna import millions of immigrants, and import shit ton of russian oil and gas.. Get lost spain..
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No-Faithlessness2879 Apr 17, 2026 +9
That’s typical Spain. Look at their history and Spain does not care for any other countries aside from themselves. Hell they aided the axis powers when millions of Jews were being killed across Europe.
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Longjumping_Goat2368 Apr 16, 2026 +42
Spain are not team players, that much is very evident.
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4DollarsALB Apr 16, 2026 +21
They are really popular on listnook since they opposed the war on Iran and don't like Israel much
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Ok_Buddy_3324 Apr 16, 2026 +73
They don't want to support NATO, they don't want to support the EU, they don't want to support Ukraine. They essentially exist within these organizations to benefit as much as possible, and contribute as little as possible. It wouldn't be as bad if they weren't constantly morally grandstanding.
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Brilliant-Sea-9424 Apr 16, 2026 +33
Have to agree with this.
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Pitiful_Hedgehog6343 Apr 17, 2026 +3
They love moralizing then send blood money to Putin.
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Vast-Establishment50 Apr 17, 2026 +3
My cat has more global relevance than Spain.
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zeni19 Apr 17, 2026 +3
lmao funding the Russian war machine while preaching about how good they are
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James420May Apr 16, 2026 +16
Time to burn down russian lng terminals :)
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Overall-Medicine4308 Apr 16, 2026 +6
It is clear that Ukraine’s European partners have privately instructed it not to do so, using aid as leverage.
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Normal-Ear-5757 Apr 17, 2026 +14
So basically the "nice fluffy socialists" in charge of Spain are just tankies in another form... Shoulda known that when they started dickriding the Palestinian terrorists I suppose Russians do have a habit of funding both sides of the political divide
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Expert_Bag7416 Apr 16, 2026 +49
Spain is the weakest link.
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KlausDieterFreddek Apr 16, 2026 +3
Yes. Now that Hungary is saved there needs to be a new Russian player in the EU. Spains administration is corrupt as hell.
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Klightgrove Apr 16, 2026 +8
Spain, Italy, Poland, France, and Germany are all one bad election away from becoming new puppet states. Macron trying to get Listnook karma while his government coalition keeps falling apart or Sanchez trying to win points with Americans while having 61% disapproval in Spain.
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Consistent-Stuff2815 Apr 17, 2026 +4
Spain has overwhelmingnly a proukraine stance across political parties. Particulary the ones with any chance and making a goverment.
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smilesessions Apr 16, 2026 +12
Is this the same Spain that criticizes the U.S. daily?
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Present_Student4891 Apr 16, 2026 +42
WTF? Spain supports Iran and rails against Israel. Is it now part of the CRINKS? China, Russia, Iran, N Korea, Spain.
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sex_bom_b Apr 16, 2026 -6
Spain doesn’t support Iran they’re simply on the anti Israel side And also most European countries import Russian gas Spain isnt anything special. Heck, Ukraine itself also imported it due to old agreements until like 2023/24
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haaammooond Apr 16, 2026 +25
most of the europe doesn't cry about meeting basic NATO requirements and gives little to Ukraine as compared to their economy. This is a pattern with Spain lmao
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No-swimming-pool Apr 17, 2026 +2
Odd, I just heard Spain's solar investment pretty much decoupled it from fossils. One must be wrong.
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UseBackground2370 Apr 17, 2026 +2
Hypocrisy and two-facedness at its finest
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Individual_Guest_323 Apr 17, 2026 +2
What a surpirse for our friend Pedro Sanchez
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Purg1ngF1r3 Apr 17, 2026 +2
The only reason why Spain's gotten off relatively easy with their lazyness on military spending and sanctions is because Hungary was far worse. I hope they'll begin to see reprecussions now, because it's unacceptable that Eastern Europe should be Spains meatshield while they contribute next to nothing to the alliance.
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Martoxic Apr 16, 2026 +25
Pathetic country.
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Regor7 Apr 16, 2026 +7
Thanks Pedro Sánchez, now all hate us. You will gtfo soon tho.
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WalkingBurger69 Apr 16, 2026 +11
F*** spain
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Objective_Mousse7216 Apr 16, 2026 +6
EU so weak
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Ultra_Metal Apr 16, 2026 +9
Sanchez is one of the worst world leaders right now. He's supporting both Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, two terrorist states that have repeatedly attacked European citizens. Shame on Sanchez and his supporters, the enablers of tyranny and terrorism.
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ZhanBlue Apr 16, 2026 +4
But see, this is not Middle East, so clearly Spain has no moral obligation to care about anything
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VoltNShock Apr 17, 2026 +2
not even middle east, it's just israel they care about
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SuperRektT Apr 16, 2026 +3
So the same thing the rest of the countries do. Okay
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84Cressida Apr 16, 2026 +4
There was some idiot in another thread that Spain was leading the moral high ground against Trump
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Consistent-Stuff2815 Apr 17, 2026 +3
Arguably, it's true.
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Sea_Smile9097 Apr 16, 2026 +5
That was a very wise idea to rely on Russia after 2014. Great job Europe as always, much smarter than dumb drumpf
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Km0do Apr 17, 2026 +2
Yet another example of why you should judge people by what they actually do, rather than whatever they say to make themselves look good.
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sur_yeahhh Apr 17, 2026 +2
All the countries shat on India for buying oil from Russia. This shows the hypocrisy of the developed nations.
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AdventurousVast6510 Apr 17, 2026 +2
read the comments people are sh*tting on spain hard rn
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New-Creme-6168 Apr 16, 2026 +55
Well, Iran are Ukraine's enemy too - hello Shahed drones - so that's an inconsistency you might have to reconcile sooner rather than later.
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FewResearcher2606 Apr 16, 2026 +9
Iran and Ukraine and two fronts of the same war. The Fall of Iran's regime (followed by a western leaning government taking its place) would be the worst outcome for Russians and best for Ukraine.
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aldeayeah Apr 16, 2026 +3
Spain's stance isn't anti Ukraine. They're simply dependent on imported fossil fuels, like pretty much all of Europe.
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hiricinee Apr 16, 2026 +1
Spain is going to do whatever is expedient for them. They aren't about to be affected directly by military conflict and you usually get international brownie points for dunking on the US, and also you basically get to go at the status quo even without supporting Ukraine so why piss anyone off if you don't have to? To be fair to Spain also, its not like they have a military to speak of, they only thing the Spanish military is capable of is trying to keep internal separatists from forming their own country. Even if they wanted to do something they couldn't
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unfortunatebag Apr 16, 2026 -2
Why is listnook particularly preoccupied with Spain lately?
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BlgMastic Apr 16, 2026 +46
That’s what happens when they keep throwing stones out of their glass house.
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Vipertje Apr 16, 2026 +19
Cause the road is paved with good intentions, but money never lies and Spain is actively funding the deaths of thousands of Ukrainians
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KittykickKit Apr 16, 2026 +3
Europeans looking down upon Spain don't understand one thing. Oil and Gas is not like a kind of grocery you buy from your local store. It's true that Europe has stopped DIRECTLY buying from Russia, especially when it comes to gas. But, most of European Oil is of Russian Origin. Before Trump fked it all up. EU and US forced Russia to sell their oil at d******* (which was extremely financially painful for Russia). While it benefitted almost everyone, even Ukraine, it put a big dent on Russian war chest. And now with the situation in Homruz, Many EU countries will have to buy gas from Russia. There is no alternative to that now. It's not just cooking gas it's for smelting metals, glass making, restaurants etc etc. Also, Helium (for MRI Machines and stuff etc) and other noble gases. 138 ships used to pass through the straight of Homruz everyday, now ever since Trump and Bibi started this war. As of yesterday since the war began (28 Feb 2026) ONLY 279 ships have passed that straight.
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B33GULL Apr 16, 2026 -3
Lots of criticism of European countries by those from the top oil producing country in the world. Like no shit, congrats on the geological l****** of not having to depend on foreign countries for energy. Not everyone has that privilege so they buy where they can until they can pivot, which is everyone European nations plan. This is akin to criticising developing nations on emissions standards, like look at western nations during the industrial revolution. It was disgustingly gritty but there are steps to getting out of the hole.
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electr0de07 Apr 17, 2026 +1
Where else would they get their oil otherwise can someone tell me? Will it cost more or less and by how much?
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JohnBPrettyGood Apr 17, 2026 +1
TACO following Putin's plan to the letter https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/18/8030666/ That's why Putin's membership to Trump's Board of Peace was going to be paid from Russian Assets Frozen by the USA
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SpanishAvenger Apr 17, 2026 +1
Holy shit, the amount of gullible ignorants in the comments is astonishing. Apparently this is all it takes to make up the minds of thousands… a headline. Pathetic.
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Sam_nick Apr 17, 2026 +1
Son un 90% bots no te lo tomes muy en serio
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Ok-Illustrator-3149 Apr 17, 2026 +1
Se llama "estar en el lado correcto de la historia" según el chino...¡ que tampoco lo está !.
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redactwo Apr 17, 2026 +1
[ Removed by Listnook ]
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Padreteiro Apr 17, 2026 +1
Like the EU and US aren't doing trades with Russia. This virtue signaling gets old.
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