EU sticks to 2028 Russian gas exit after talks with US energy chief

FILE PHOTO: European Union's energy commissioner, Dan Jorgensen, talks to reporters as he arrives at an informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Copenhagen, Denmark September 5, 2025. REUTERS/ Tom Little/ File Photo

(Reuters) -The EU is sticking to its deadline to phase out Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Thursday after a meeting with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

The EU is negotiating legal proposals to completely phase out imports of Russian oil and gas by January 1, 2028, with a ban on short-term contracts kicking in from next year, but it also faces pressure from the United States to end Russian energy imports sooner.