The media reported on the EC's decision to postpone the publication of the Russian Federation's fuel withdrawal plan again

The European Commission (EC) has again postponed the publication of its plan to phase out Russian gas imports. This was reported on March 5 by the agency Reuters.

"For the second time, the EC postponed the announcement of a plan to phase out imports of Russian energy carriers for an indefinite date scheduled for March 26. <...The Commission declined to comment on the new date," the article says.

As specified, the plan was supposed to be made public for the first time back in February.

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Restrictions against gas imports from Russia likely to be postponed

Earlier, on January 27, Bloomberg, citing sources, reported that the EC, with a certain degree of probability, could href="https://iz.ru/1829308/2025-01-27/smi-uznali-o-planah-es-otlozit-na-mesac-publikaciu-plana-po-otkazu-ot-gaza-rf " target="_blank">to postpone for a month the publication of the plan for the abandonment of Russian gas. It was noted that instead of the end of February, as planned, the EC may present its plan on March 26. The reasons for the deadline change were not specified.

Later that day, the Italian edition of L'antidiplomatico reported that due to the abandonment of Russian gas, the European Union (EU) is faced with rising costs. According to the publication, the solution Ukraine's suspension of gas transit from Russia to Europe has provoked a new energy crisis.

On January 1, 2025, Gazprom stated on the suspension of gas supplies through Ukraine. On the same day, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico noted that this would have radical consequences for the European Union, but not for Russia.

At the end of August 2024, the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky said that the country will not extend the gas transit agreement with the Russian Federation, which expired at the end of 2024. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin later pointed out that Moscow does not refuse gas transit through Ukraine.