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Will the European Union Phase Out Russian LNG by 2027?

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Antonina Levashenko"Slovakia and Hungary's infrastructure does not allow them to quickly [by end of 2027] transition to alternative suppliers."Jan 27, 2026

TASS

Alexey Belogoryev"By 2027, it is possible to replace all these volumes - about 16 million tons, which are currently coming from Russia - with alternative suppliers."Apr 30, 2026

Fief

Paperjam"Without a coordinated legal and infrastructural overhaul, and the political will to confront internal divisions, the EU’s ambition to fully sever its energy ties with Russia by the 2027 deadline will remain unattainable."Apr 30, 2026

Paperjam English News

Sergiy Makogon"The 2027 deadlines are not a guarantee of a final break with Russian gas, but rather a political compromise that can still be diluted by exemptions, court proceedings and weak national-level enforcement."Jan 31, 2026

ZN.ua

Dan Jørgensen“We’ve made it: Europe is turning off the tap on Russian gas [by 2027], forever.”Jan 07, 2026

Forbes

Patrick Pouyanné"The good news is that the LNG market will be well supplied from 2027, 2028 and 2029 (after phasing out Russian gas by deadline)."Jun 18, 2025

Tradewindsnews.Com

CREA"Claims that Hungary and Slovakia can't diversify away from Russian oil are not backed up by evidence and the EU should call them out, ending supply that finances the Kremlin war chest immediately."Mar 24, 2026

Dw.Com

ZAWYA"The European Union will be able to fully replace Russian liquefied natural gas imports with alternative supply from 2027 without major price shocks, thanks to booming projects in the United States and Qatar."Oct 24, 2025

Zawya

Martin Vladimirov"The current design of the legal Russian gas phaseout regime contains several structural loopholes that risk prolonging Europe's dependence [beyond 2027] on Russian gas and undermining the effectiveness of the broader sanctions architecture."Mar 24, 2026

Dw.Com

Florence Schmit"2027 is a key year for new LNG export capacity, especially from the US and Qatar. ... There is enough coming online to make up for a Russian shortfall, especially if Russian LNG can just flow into other markets like China."Oct 24, 2025

Zawya

Georg Zachmann"If Europe wants to get invested in nuclear or renewable energies with the aim of being more self-reliant and energy secure, that will take time [beyond 2027]."Mar 19, 2026

BBC News

Michael Damianos"We are breaking away from detrimental reliance on Russian gas [by 2027] and taking a major step, in a spirit of solidarity and cooperation, towards an autonomous Energy Union."Apr 28, 2026

Consilium

Think Tank EUROPA"So far, there are no indications that either [Slovakia and Hungary] country is willing to restrict Russian oil imports — potentially jeopardizing the 2027 target for crude oil, unless coupled with a strict enforcement mechanism."May 20, 2025

Think Tank Europa

Olga Khakova“With 57% of Europe’s LNG supplied by the United States in 2025 (three times the Russian LNG exports) and U.S. export capacity set to more than double over the next five years, American suppliers are well positioned to meet European demand.”Jan 07, 2026