Russian gas exports to countries outside a group of former Soviet republics plunged 45.5 percent in 2022, figures from gas giant Gazprom showed on January 2. Gazprom said in a statement that exports outside the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) totaled 100.9 billion cubic meters compared to 185.1 billion in 2021. Europe was previously Gazprom's main export market but supplies have been drastically reduced because of sanctions following Russia's offensive in Ukraine in 2022.
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