Reuters: Almost all European Union countries support
imposing a ban on Russian energy starting in 2028
Reuters reported, citing sources, following a meeting of the European Union's permanent representatives, that almost all EU countries support banning Russian gas and oil starting in 2028.
The Permanent Representatives of the European Union discussed the adoption of the European Commission's proposals on the 19 sanctions package against Russia and Belarus in Brussels, within the framework of the COREPER II Committee.
According to Reuters, during this meeting, European Union countries also discussed a ban on Russian gas and oil imports starting in January 2028.
The agency added:
"Diplomats reported that almost all European Union countries expressed
their support for these plans, noting their ease of adoption
despite criticism from Hungary and Slovakia
whose governments want to maintain close relations with Russia". Negotiations on technical changes are currently underway before the vote (in the Council of the European Union) on 20 October.
In the REPowerEU
plan issued in the spring of 2022
EU countries set a goal of phasing out Russian pipeline gas by 2027
and 2028. However, since then, Russian gas imports
have seen slight changes:
- the share of LNG rose
- from about a third to 40%, while the share of
- pipeline gas fell from about 70% to 60%.
Reuters:
The United States is pressuring Turkey to stop importing
oil and gas from Russia and Iran
Reuters reported that the United States is putting pressure on
Turkey to end its energy cooperation with Russia and Iran.
The agency said:
"Washington is exerting public pressure on its allies, including NATO member Turkey, to sever its energy relations with Moscow and Tehran".
US President Donald Trump
urged his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at the White House on September 25 to cut Russian energy purchases.
She noted that Turkey could meet
more than half of
its gas needs by the end of 2028 by increasing domestic production and imports from the United States, which could lead to a contraction in the last major European market for Russian and Iranian suppliers.
According to the agency
Russia remains the largest supplier of gas to Turkey, but its market share decreased from more than 60% 20 years ago to 37% in the first half of 2025.
She added that
the duration of long-term pipeline contracts concluded between Russia
and Turkey to pump 22 billion cubic meters annually through
the "Blue Stream"
- and "Turkish Stream" pipelines is nearing completion.
- Turkey's contract with Iran to pump 10 billion cubic
- meters expires in mid-2026, while Azerbaijan's
contracts of
about 9.5 billion cubic meters continue until 2030 and 2033.
Reuters calculations stated that Turkey's domestic production and contracted liquefied natural gas imports will exceed 26 billion cubic meters annually starting in 2028, compared to 15 billion cubic meters this year.
According to
- data from the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority
- Russian oil accounted for 66% of the country's
- imports in 2024, while Russian gas accounted for 41%.
A source in
the Turkish financial market told RIA Novosti on September 30 that following the US president's call to stop importing Russian energy products, the Turkish government's policy remained consistent.