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John T Psaropoulos

EU squeezes Russia financially to reach ‘peace through strength’ in Ukraine

An apartment building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, where residents brought flowers to mourn, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 18, 2025 [Alina Smutko/Reuters]

The European Commission floated a plan last week to phase out all Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.

The plan, unveiled on Tuesday at the end of the Group of Seven summit in Canada’s Kananaskis resort, would immediately ban new contracts to buy Russian gas. It would allow existing short-term contracts to run their course by next June, and cut short any long-term contracts at the end of 2027.

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