Given its determination to shake off the shackles of dependence on Russian oil and gas imports, the European Union (EU) has decided to lay down the law on these fossil fuels by holding the line on the proposed gradual ban on imports of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from next year, with oil expected to suffer the same fate in 2027 in response to what is being portrayed as Russia’s systematic weaponisation of energy supplies.

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