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Russia says it supplied Europe with $21.3 billion in energy in 2026
Russia says it supplied Europe with energy resources worth $21.3 billion from January through September 2026.
The figure was given by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, citing the Energy Ministry.
He said supplies continued despite sanctions restrictions.
According to Novak, deliveries are going through routes where exceptions to the restrictions have been made.
He said Russia is continuing to meet its contracts and supply what European customers want.
He also said the share of Russian exports going to the European Union has changed significantly in recent years.
The statement gives no details on the types of energy supplied or what will happen to deliveries next.
Russia supplied Europe with $21.3 billion worth of energy resources in the first nine months of 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
Novak said supplies continued despite sanctions restrictions, along routes where exceptions had been made.
He said Russia continued to fulfill its contractual obligations.
Novak said Russia supplied what its European counterparts wanted.
- Who
- Russia supplied the energy resources, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
- What
- Russia supplied Europe with $21.3 billion worth of energy resources.
- When
- In the first nine months of 2026.
- Where
- Europe.
- Why
- Novak said supplies continued along routes where exceptions to sanctions restrictions had been made.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Russia supplied Europe with $21.3 billion worth of energy resources, according to Novak.
Novak made the statement in an interview with the Vesti news program.
- Value of energy supplied
- $21.3 billion
- Recipient region
- Europe
- Supply period
- First nine months of 2026
- Speaker
- Alexander Novak
- Statement date
- October 12, 2026
What people are saying
It is not our fault that the share of exports to the European Union has changed significantly in recent years.
However, we are supplying what our European counterparts want.



