Europe reaches deal on phasing out Russian gas imports by 2027

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The European Council said connected Wednesday (December 3, 2025) it reached an statement with the European Parliament connected phasing retired Russian state imports by 2027 arsenic portion of an effort to extremity dependency connected Russian energy.

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The statement volition see a legally binding, stepwise prohibition connected Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and pipeline state imports from Russia with a afloat prohibition from the extremity of 2026 and autumn 2027, respectively.

As of October, Russia accounted for 12% of EU state imports, down from 45% earlier its 2022 penetration of Ukraine, with Hungary, France and Belgium among the countries inactive receiving Russian gas.

Published - December 03, 2025 11:47 americium IST

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