Is Europe going to stop buying Russian oil?
Putin and Russia are in a jam. The Russian people may revolt due to Putin having war with Ukraine and killing millions of his soldiers without land concessions. Russia is financially in trouble if Putin loses oil sales and the Russian people are aware of poor financial planning by Putin. Ukraine will not make land concessions and that may kill the deal next week. Putin brought this confrontation for nothing and has killed many of his important military advisers who have disagreed with him to save face. All bad judgement by Putin and the people know it.
The media noise functions, in part, to make less noticeable the "con."
The "con" is that the EU will import Russian oil until the end of 2027.
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"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." [ Note that this is a "proposal, and not actually as yet enacted. ]So, your question is most apt. The Europeans want their cake in order to eat it too. The chitter-chat about "ceasefire" is to try to figure out how to get Russian energy products to continue to transit through Ukraine, for which Ukraine had been getting paid.Commission proposes gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports into the EU European Commisson, 16 June 2025.
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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.
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