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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lorne Cook and Sam McNeil

The EU seeks to halt Russian gas imports by the end of 2027 and ban new contracts already this year

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The European Union should halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel his war on Ukraine, the bloc’s executive branch said Tuesday.

Under a detailed plan to be presented next month, the European Commission would seek to ban new gas contracts with Russia by the end of this year and phase out existing ones still in use in the 27-nation EU by the end of 2027.

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