The rise occurs while Brussels maintains a stated goal of eliminating dependence on Russian energy. The Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal received four times more Russian LNG in June than in May. The mechanism is straightforward: most Russian LNG enters the EU under long-term supply contracts that predate the current sanctions regime. Russia earns roughly 60 million euros per day from these flows, providing a stable revenue stream for the federal budget. Until that infrastructure exists, the EU's own data show Russian LNG continuing to balance the European gas system.