The EU has completely cut itself off from Russian gas and oil in reaction to Putin's war
EconomyEuropean Union
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- The claim that the EU has 'completely cut itself off' from Russian gas is false - Russian gas still accounted for approximately 12% of EU gas imports in 2025 and 14% of gas consumption in 2024.
The claim that the EU has 'completely cut itself off' from Russian oil is false - Russian oil imports were still around 3% in 2025.
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- The EU Council approved a regulation in February 2026 to gradually phase out remaining Russian gas imports with a full ban targeted for 2027, meaning the complete cutoff had not yet occurred at the time of the speech.
- While coal imports from Russia have been completely banned, gas and oil imports continue at reduced levels.
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- PrimaryEuropean Commission - REPowerEUEU dependency on Russian gas fell from 45% of overall imports to 12% in 2025
- PrimaryCouncil of the European UnionImports of oil have dropped to below 3% in 2025; Russian gas still accounts for imports (phase-out target 2027)
- SecondaryEmberIn 2024, Russian gas still made up 14% of the EU's total gas consumption