European Commission develops plan to completely halt Russian gas imports
Pravda Ukraine
The European Commission has been developing a plan to completely phase out Russian fossil fuels from the EU market. However, despite all efforts, Russian gas supplies to Europe persist and Brussels is determined to put an end to them.
Source: European Commission Spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, as reported by enkorr, a Ukrainian energy news outlet, with reference to Interfax
Details: “Regarding the plan or roadmap for the European Union’s complete abandonment of Russian fossil fuels, it’s underway. It was announced as something the Energy Commission would present within the first 100 days of its mandate, so we still have a few days before that deadline,” Itkonen said at a press briefing in Brussels on 20 January.
The EU has taken significant steps “to eliminate any Russian fossil fuels” and “overall, we have significantly reduced imports of Russian gas,” she added.
“We have cut all Russian coal imports, most Russian oil imports and more than two-thirds of Russian gas,” Itkonen noted.
“Russian gas is still present in the EU market despite these significant achievements. We would prefer this not to be the case, and it is, of course, one of the issues that will be addressed in the roadmap, which will be presented in the coming weeks,” she added.
Background: Since the beginning of 2025, Europe has been purchasing Russian gas in unprecedented volumes, spending billions of dollars that the Kremlin uses to fund its war in Ukraine, just weeks after the end of a major transit agreement that had raised hopes that the EU could end its dependency on Moscow.
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