In May, the European Commission will present a phased plan, according to which the European Union will completely abandon Russian energy carriers by 2027.. It is reported by Bloomberg.

EC President Ursula von der Leyen discusses energy plans with EU leaders.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing a rethink of EU energy plans..

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According to the agency, Von der Leyen outlined her plan to heads of government at their informal summit in Versailles on Thursday..

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is seeking a political green light from European Union leaders to propose measures in May to phase out dependence on Russian fossil fuels by 2027..

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In addition, a plan will be prepared to create gas reserves in European UGS facilities for the stable passage of the next heating season and an EU gas storage strategy.

Recall that earlier this week, the European Commission unveiled an updated energy strategy aimed at reducing dependence on Moscow after President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine..

This week, US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland called Gazprom's Nord Stream 2, which was shut down due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a dead piece of metal at the bottom of the sea..

The international community has repeatedly warned the Russian Federation that armed aggression against Ukraine will put an end to the Nord Stream 2 project.

In particular, in January 2022, State Department spokesman Ned Price stated on National Public Radio: “I want to make it very clear: if Russia invades Ukraine in one way or another, the implementation of Nord Stream 2 will not budge.. We want to make it as clear as possible."

Although at the same time Germany actually forced the whole of Europe to conclude an energy pact with Russia.