The European Union will maintain its firm stance on a total rejection of oil and gas from Russia, despite the current energy crisis. EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, speaking at a ministerial summit in Brussels, stated that there would be no return to the previous import model. “In the future, we will not import a single molecule from Russia,” he emphasized, calling the decision a fundamental matter of security.
According to Jørgensen, long-term dependence on Russian supplies allowed Vladimir Putin to use energy as a weapon and a blackmail tool. The European Commission views further purchases as indirect financing of military actions, making any exemptions from the sanctions regime impossible.
Analytical summary: The statement by Jørgensen in March 2026 finalizes the failure of the Kremlin’s hopes for a “freezing Europe” and the lifting of the embargo to lower prices. For the Russian economy, this signifies the irreversible loss of a premium market and the long-term degradation of extraction infrastructure, deprived of its primary source of hard currency revenue and investment.