Ukraine's foreign minister calls for ban on Russian LNG imports to EU

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on the EU to ban the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia.

This came in response to a Financial Times article that mentioned that EU countries had imported a record amount of Russian LNG in 2024.

Sybiha called this situation "unacceptable".

"Russian LNG imports to the EU must be banned as part of further sanctions and replaced with supplies from the US and other partners. There is enough LNG gas on the market to not fund the criminal Russian regime with its aggression, war crimes and hybrid attacks," he said on X (Twitter).

Ten European Union member states have proposed that sanctions be tightened against Russia's energy sector, including LNG, as well as institutions that help Moscow circumvent existing restrictions.