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EU to Phase Out Russian Gas Imports by January 2028
EU energy ministers on Monday approved a plan to gradually end Russian oil and gas imports by January 2028.
Under the proposal, new Russian gas contracts would be phased out from January 2026, short-term contracts from June 2026, and long-term contracts by January 2028. The law is not yet final, as EU countries must still negotiate the rules with the European Parliament.
The phaseout aims to cut Kremlin revenue used to fund the war in Ukraine. Russia currently supplies 12 percent of EU gas, down from 45 percent before the 2022 invasion. Countries such as Hungary, France, and Belgium continue to receive Russian gas.
The plan includes flexibilities for landlocked member states like Hungary and Slovakia, which have historically opposed sanctions. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico defended his country’s resistance to the phaseout and the broader sanctions package.
In parallel, the EU is negotiating a new sanctions package to ban LNG imports one year earlier, starting January 2027, which could be approved as soon as this week, according to EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas.