The European Union announced the termination of importing Russian energy, with 2027 as the final deadline.

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07/05/2025
On the 6th local time, Dan Jorgensen, the EU's energy affairs commissioner, announced the plan to end the EU's import of Russian energy at a full session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. According to the plan, the EU has set 2027 as the final deadline, by which all 27 member states must gradually stop buying remaining energy from Russia, especially liquefied natural gas transport ships. The plan will be implemented gradually. First, by the end of 2025, no new short-term contracts will be signed. In the second phase, by the end of 2027, long-term contracts accounting for two-thirds of Russia's natural gas supply will be terminated. In addition, further restrictive measures will be implemented to combat the "shadow fleet" secretly transporting Russian oil and to stop the import of Russian uranium and other nuclear materials. In addition, each member state will be required to draft a national plan detailing how they intend to remove Russian natural gas, nuclear energy, and oil from their energy mix.