OREANDA-NEWS In 2022, Israel became the world leader in vodka imports from Russia. The largest importer of Russian alcoholic beverage was named by RIA Novosti based on data from the UN Comtrade platform.

It is noted that in 2022, the country increased vodka purchases in monetary terms by more than four times — to $ 24.7 million from $ 5.7 million in 2021. The second place in the ranking went to Germany, which reduced the import of Russian vodka from $ 43.4 million to $ 7.5 million. Armenia closes the top three. At the same time, the country has reduced the import of alcoholic beverages from Russia by almost half — from $ 13.2 million to $ 6.9 million.

Earlier in March, Spain, the largest buyer of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Europe, called on all importers in the country to abandon new contracts with Russia. A letter with this content was sent to all companies receiving fuel from abroad by the Minister of Energy of the Kingdom Teresa Ribera.