EU’s new sanctions boost allies’ push to hit Russian energy

THE EUROPEAN UNION adopted a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, building on new US and UK moves to chip away at Moscow’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine.

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The EU measures will ban LNG imports from 2027, according to the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm. The EU will also impose a full transaction ban on two major Russian oil companies, Rosneft PJSCand Gazprom Neft PJSC, and sanction 117 additional so-called shadow fleet vessels, which have enabled Russia to evade previous measures. The move adds momentum to western allies