Overview

• Bloomberg reports that Brussels may move to end all Russian LNG imports before 2027 by inserting the measure into the EU’s 19th sanctions package.
• Officials are also examining adjustments to the RePowerEU plan to accelerate the phase-out through regulatory measures beyond sanctions.
• EU governments have pushed back on President Trump’s idea of tariffs on India and China, shifting internal discussions toward curbing LNG purchases instead.
• Any full cutoff is expected to track market conditions, with a projected global gas surplus in the second half of 2026 seen as reducing supply risks.
• Despite reductions since 2022, purchases continue: the EU bought about €4.5 billion of Russian LNG in the first half of 2025, and CREA estimates roughly $1.2 billion a month in fossil-fuel imports since June, largely natural gas.