As posted in another thread, the EU is playing both sides. They want Russian energy products, while posturing they do not. Officially the EU is PROPOSING -- because it's not a done deal -- to stop buying Russian energy products by the end of 2027, 28 months into the future. It's a con.
Hotlinks for any who would be bettered informed:
"The EU will gradually and effectively stop the import of Russian gas and oil by the end of 2027, under a legislative proposal put forward by the European Commission today. "28 months into the future, it is likely that Macron and Starmer will no longer be in office. And maybe this thread will have ended.Commission proposes gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports into the EU European Commisson, 16 June 2025.
EU Proposes Ban on Russian Oil, Gas Imports by End 2027 Wall Street Journal, 17 June 2025.
EU plans gradual end to Russian gas and oil imports by 2027 Financial World, 17 June 2025.
EU proposes complete ban on Russian gas and oil imports by end of 2027 World ECR from Dow Jones, 19 June 2025.
EU sets 2027 as deadline to phase out all Russian energy Euro News, 6 May 2025.
EU proposes keeping gas storage filling goals until 2027 Reuters, 5 May 2025.
EU plans to stop Russian gas and oil imports by 2027 Yahoo Finance, 18 June 2025.
The EU has reduced its imports from Russia by 86% since Putin’s most recent (2022) invasion of a neighbor, in a coordinated drawdown.
A few landlocked former Com-Bloc Countries (Hungary, Slovakia) account for the bulk of the remaining imports, as their energy infrastructure was tied directly to Russian sources, and they needed the longest lead time to substitute.