[“The EU is seeking ways to terminate its natural gas contracts with Russia without paying fines.”]
On April 15, the Financial Times cited sources reporting that the EU is seeking ways to terminate its natural gas contracts with Russia without paying fines.
The report stated that “Brussels is studying legal avenues for European companies to tear up long-term contracts for Russian natural gas imports without having to pay Moscow huge fines.”
The report noted that this issue is being discussed within the framework of a roadmap for abandoning Russian energy resources. In January, EU Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen had mentioned that such a roadmap was under development. She said that the EU Commissioner for Energy should submit relevant documents within the first 100 working days starting December 1, which would be in mid-March. The previous day, Bloomberg reported that the plan would be released on May 6.
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