{"id":440139,"date":"2025-09-21T04:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/440139\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T04:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:42:28","slug":"european-union-to-ban-russian-lng-imports-says-vdl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/440139\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union to ban Russian LNG imports, says VDL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/whatsapp_image_2024-08-29_at_170350.jpg\" alt=\"Akbar Novruz\"\/><\/p>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on<br \/>\nFriday that the Commission adopted the decision to ban all imports<br \/>\nof Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of its 19th package<br \/>\nof sanctions. &#8220;We are prepared for this, we have been saving<br \/>\nenergy, we have been diversifying supplies, we have been investing<br \/>\nin low-carbon sources of energy like never before,&#8221; she said,<br \/>\n<strong>Azernews<\/strong> reports.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the EU is lowering the price cap on Russian crude<br \/>\noil to $47.6 and sanctioning another 118 vessels in the so-called<br \/>\nshadow fleet, which circumvent sanctions by transporting Russian<br \/>\noil. Russian energy trading companies Rosneft and Gazpromneft will<br \/>\nbe under a full transaction ban, while additional companies will<br \/>\nsee their assets frozen. Von der Leyen added the EU will target<br \/>\nrefineries, oil traders and petrochemical companies in third<br \/>\ncountries importing oil from Russia, including China. The EU is<br \/>\nalso cracking down on other ways to circumvent sanctions, including<br \/>\nimposing measures against crypto platforms for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here we are to serve you with news right now. 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