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This paper discusses projected gas transport routes from Russia to the EU. First, it deals with the importance of gas exports to the economy of Russia and then the EU member-states dependence on gas imports. Further, it examines the differences in perceiving the energy security issue between the old and the new member-states. Finally, two new transport route projects for Russian gas supplies to the EU are compared. The author argues that from the point of view of the community’s interests, the Yamal gas pipeline is a better solution than the North European (Trans-Baltic) gas pipeline.