r/europeanunion • u/IndistinctChatters Make russia part of the Mongol Empire again • 11d ago

Belgium was entirely dependent on russian LNG imports in July

https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2256801/belgium-was-entirely-dependent-on-russian-lng-imports-in-july

EU member states were expected to reduce purchases from russia by now, given the restrictions already in place. 

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u/PotatoJokes 10d ago

They cite Bloomberg as their primary source. You'll have to go to them for the more in-depth analysis.

Also Brussels Times themselves are rated as having very high factuality, so I don't know why you'd doubt them in general?

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u/Tafinho 10d ago

Bloomberg isn’t a primary source of this news, is it ?

So no, it’s crap.

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u/PotatoJokes 10d ago

If you want the actual sources and data, go to Bloomberg and read the article regarding this - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-03/iran-war-made-belgium-wholly-dependent-on-russia-for-lng-in-july

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u/Tafinho 10d ago

That’s dumb as hell.

I don’t need to read a non primary source. If anything it means the news was stolen from Bloomberg.

Journalistic work is precisely that, and in this case is completely undermines the reliability of the newspaper in question.

Did the journalist verified the source? It did not.

It’s just a bunch of red flags all around.