EU’s New Sanctions Boost Allies’ Push to Hit Russian Energy

The European Union adopted a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, building on new US and UK moves to chip away at Moscow’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine.

The EU measures will ban LNG imports from 2027, according to the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm. The EU will also impose a full transaction ban on two major Russian oil companies, Rosneft PJSC and Gazprom Neft PJSC, and sanction 117 additional so-called shadow fleet vessels, which have enabled Russia to evade previous measures.