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Raising capacity for LNG imports, notably from the US, and strengthening gas and electricity interconnections in the Balkans, the North Sea, Italy and subsequently North Africa, are among the options EU countries are currently considering to diversify from Russian energy supplies.

Europe must fully displace Russian coal, oil and gas as fast as possible. The only option is to initiate a three-step embargo on Russian energy commodities imports to the EU – coal immediately, oil in the coming weeks, and gas by the end of the year.

Poland’s largest electricity company, PGE, has asked EU regulators for more time to replace coal with gas in district heating systems, saying gas in Poland is now mostly supplied by countries other than Russia.

Officials on imports of Russian oil

The country is making progress in reducing Russian natural gas; it will be a lot tougher for coal and oil.

No more Russian natgas

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that the decision to exempt Russian energy supplies from sanctions imposed in response to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine had been a deliberate one, and that the flow should continue.

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war:

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war:

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: