EU to propose blanket ban on Russian gas
BRUSSELS — The European Union's executive will soon unveil legislation to end all Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.
The goal is at the core of a plan that the European Commission presented Tuesday. The Commission said it will release legislation next month to ban new gas contracts with Russia — a prohibition that would kick in at the end of 2025 for short-term market purchases, and at the end of 2027 for long-term contracts.
The plan will similarly target Russian oil, but with less-binding measures. And it will go after Russian nuclear supplies, proposing upcoming measures and laws to shun Russian nuclear fuel and uranium imports.
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'Today the European Union sends a very clear message to Russia — no more,' EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen said as he unveiled the plan. 'No more will we allow our member states to be blackmailed, no more will we indirectly help fill up the war chest in the Kremlin.'
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