Nord Stream won't reopen after the war, Brussels tells US and Russia
The bloc says legislation and sanctions will keep Russian gas out of Europe, even if peace talks ease pressure on Moscow.
- On Wednesday, the European Commission ruled out resuming Russian gas purchases even after the war in Ukraine ends, rejecting efforts to revive the Nord Stream pipeline under EU sanctions.
- President Donald Trump's special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff proposed reviving Russian gas imports during talks in Kyiv last month as part of a peace deal for Ukraine.
- European Commission Spokesperson for Energy Anna-Kaisa Itkonen stressed that REPowerEU legislation mandates phasing out Russian gas regardless of geopolitical developments, with final deliveries ceasing by the end of next year.
- Russia weaponized energy supplies, European Commission Chief Spokesperson Paula Pinho stated, forcing the bloc to shift toward American LNG as pipeline gas imports dropped from around 40% in 2021 to around 6% in 2025.
- Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, vowed to restart Nord Stream if she reaches power, arguing cheap Russian gas was the 'secret' of Germany's past economic success.
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Russian gas pipelines "North Flow" will not be launched even after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Europe is abandoning Russian gas, as announced by the official representative of the European Commission Paula Piño.
The North Flow pipeline will not resume the supply of Russian gas to Europe even after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, as stated by the representative of the European Commission Paula Pinyu.
The agreement to completely phase out Russian gas by 2027 remains in force.
The European Union has adopted a law that provides for the cessation of Russian gas imports by the end of 2027, regardless of the geopolitical situation in Europe, and the Press Secretary of the European Commission, Anna-Caysa Itkonen, declared.
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