Not one molecule! The EU rules out relaxing the Russian gas ban to ease the energy crisis.

Ben Munster   Politico.eu16 March 2026
The European Union won’t give in to pressure to re-engage with Russia to offset surging energy prices triggered by the war in Iran.

“We’ve decided in the European Union that we do not want to re-import Russian energy,” Dan Jørgensen, the EU commissioner for energy, told reporters on Monday.