US EditionEU agrees to gradually end Russian gas imports by January 1, 2028
- On Monday, European Union energy ministers in Luxembourg approved a European Commission plan to phase out Russian pipeline and LNG imports, allowing short-term contracts until June 17 next year and long-term until January 1, 2028.
- The Commission framed the move as part of a broader EU strategy to wean the bloc off Russian energy supplies and push LNG phase-out by January 2027 to sap Moscow's war chest.
- Brussels says Russian gas makes an estimated 13% of EU imports in 2025, worth over 15 billion, despite pipeline flows falling, some countries increased Russian LNG purchases.
- Despite broad support, all but Hungary and Slovakia opposed the ban, with sanctions requiring unanimity from the EU's 27 nations and trade restrictions needing 15 countries' backing.
- Under the approved proposal, Russian gas imports under new contracts will be banned as of January 1, 2026, though Denmark's energy minister Lars Aagaard cautioned the bloc is not yet free of dependence.
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Denial of energy products, strengthening of sanctions and warnings that greater pressure on the Kremlin is necessary to end it.
Despite the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, gas is still imported from Russia into the EU, but the majority of EU countries want to ban this from 2028.
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EU to End Russian Gas Imports by January 2028. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Yura Gor / CC BY SA 4-0 The European Union’s approval of a full ban on Russian natural gas imports by January 1, 2028, represents a decisive step in ending its long-standing dependence on Moscow’s energy exports. The measure, endorsed by a majority of EU member states during the recent Energy Ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg, is part of a broader strategy to weaken Russia…
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Already deprived of Russian oil, the European Union approved on Monday the principle of a ban on Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2027. The same aim is to drain Russia's war economy amid the conflict with Ukraine.
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