According to Der Standard, between May and October 2022, gas supplies from the Russian Federation to the country gradually fell from 70 percent to less than 20 percent of total imports.

However, the growth began again in November when the nation’s share of the Russian product was 40 percent and exceeded 70 percent in December 2022.

The reason for the increase in those months was the decrease in imports from Germany and Italy, with relatively stable gas flows from Russia, the source added.

The newspaper stated that before the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Austria bought some 80 percent of Russian gas.

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