Overview
- Eurostat reports Russian LNG purchases fell about 3% from 2024 to roughly €7.4 billion in 2025.
- Total EU LNG imports reached about €46.0 billion last year, with roughly €24.2 billion supplied by the United States.
- The regulation now in force covers all Russian gas, including LNG and pipeline deliveries, with a ban due no later than 1 November 2027.
- A security clause allows the Commission to grant temporary exemptions if a member state's supply is seriously threatened, restricted to emergency‑declared, time‑limited deliveries.
- Russian gas still enters via LNG and the Turkstream pipeline, state‑owned Sefe remains bound by a long‑term LNG contract, and the Commission expects limited consumer impact due to alternative supply.