Greece is holding up the latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia over a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) that is scheduled to come into full force in 2027.
The ban, as agreed last year, will prohibit the "purchase, import or transfer, directly or indirectly," of LNG that "originates in Russia or is exported from Russia". But Greece, which hosts the world's largest merchant fleet, wants the legal text revised to allow the transport of Russian LNG to continue past the cut-off date.
