Despite a significant reduction in dependency, around 19% of Europe's gas still comes from Russia, down from approximately 40% before 2022. Monthly imports of Russian oil and gas have decreased, but in February, the EU still received 1.5 million tons of Russian gas and 1.2 million tons of oil and oil products.

The EU Commission is proposing a ban on new Russian gas contracts starting at the end of 2025, with a complete ban on imports from existing contracts by the end of 2027. This proposal requires approval from the European Parliament and a majority of EU member states. While the EU has sanctioned Russian coal and seaborne oil, gas imports remain unsanctioned, with Hungary and Slovakia advocating for continued pipeline energy supplies from Russia.

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