European officials abandoned the idea to include in new packages of sanctions the ban on the import of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) due to the resistance of some euro-member countries and the lack of gas supplies from alternative sources. The EU also wants to use trade with Russia to strengthen its position in negotiations with the United States. This was reported by Reuters with reference to representatives of the European Union.
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According to Reuters, the European Commission plans to present a roadmap in early May, which will allow Europe by 2027 to get rid of dependence on Russian energy carriers. And European officials plan to offer another package of sanctions by June. According to sources, work on it is moving slowly. The last, 16th package, the EU introduced in January.
One of the European officials explained to the publication that sanctions against Russian LNG will weaken the position of the European Union in negotiations with the United States. Donald Trump said several times that he wanted to export the EU more than American gas. In 2024, the United States took third place in Europe with a share of 16.7 percent after Norway (33.6%) and Russia (18.8%). In this statistics, both liquefied and pipeline gas were taken into account.
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The Guardian newspaper, citing Rystad Energy, reported that Russia took second place in 2024 in 2024. Qatar was in third place, the USA in the first. The publication noted that after the start of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia reduced the export of pipeline gas to Europe, while increasing the export of LNG.
In April, Reuters said that large European companies after coming to power in the United States Trump for the first time since the beginning of the war in Ukraine thought about resuming cooperation with Gazprom.
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