Overview

• The European Commission’s package would end EU imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2026, speeding the timeline by one year.
• The plan widens energy measures by adding 118 vessels to a shadow‑fleet list and prohibiting transactions with two major Russian oil firms.
• Hungary and Slovakia signaled they cannot stop Russian energy purchases early without alternatives, placing the package’s adoption in doubt.
• Estonia reported three Russian MiG‑31s violated its airspace for about 12 minutes over the Gulf of Finland; NATO scrambled Italian F‑35s, and Swedish and Finnish jets also responded, according to reports.
• After Estonia’s Article 4 request, NATO will convene North Atlantic Council consultations early next week, while Ukraine welcomed the EU move and President Zelensky said he expects strong U.S. measures ahead of his meeting with President Trump in New York.