The EC may delay its plan to phase out Russian LNG.

The European Commission is likely to postpone the planned publication date of a roadmap for phasing out the last types of Russian fuel imports, including liquefied natural gas, Bloomberg reports.

The EU’s top executive body may present the plan a month later than initially planned – on March 26. The roadmap is expected to outline the steps needed for EU member states to completely abandon Russian fuel as part of efforts to stop financing the full-scale war in Ukraine.

The EU imported record amounts of LNG from Russia last year. The commission has set a non-binding goal of eliminating Russian supplies by 2027.

In turn, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that gas supplies from Russia to Western Europe should never be restored, even if Russia and Ukraine reach a peace agreement. Duda added that the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which have not been used since 2022, should be dismantled so as not to tempt Germany to resume supplies to support its economy.