In 2024, Europeans paid Moscow €23 billion for energy supplies, with gas taking the lion’s share. The bloc has already proposed multiple rounds of sanctions in retaliation for the Ukraine war. But Brussels’ new plan, which could come into effect as soon as January, has several vocal critics, with billions in compensation hinging on complex legal questions.
There’s also a rival supplier waiting in the wings: the US, which is keen to ship its gas as part of a recently agreed trade deal. Talks on the plan are moving rapidly, while the Commission is still taking its time over issues such as nuclear fuel.
How are negotiations going on the EU’s ambitious plan to end fuel imports from Russia? What are the sticking points, and will the plan ever see the light of day?
Take a look at the analysis from Contexte Energy journalists.
