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Serbia moves away from Russian gas toward EU supplies

Serbia is actively diversifying its energy supplies away from Russia and is negotiating to purchase natural gas through the European Union’s joint procurement mechanism, President Aleksandar Vučić told Reuters in an interview on Feb. 4.

5 February, 09:35 PM

EU passes law to ban Russian gas imports completely by fall 2027

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a law mandating a complete phaseout of Russian gas imports by fall 2027, according to a statement on the European Parliament’s website.

17 December 2025, 05:30 PM

Russian fossil revenues drop to new low

Russia’s fossil fuel exports fell in November to their lowest level since the full-scale invasion, further extending the downward trend in earnings.

16 December 2025, 11:24 PM

SBU drones hit Russian oil production platform in Caspian Sea, halting its operations

Long-range drones from Ukraine's SBU Security Service’s Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Filanovsky oil production platform owned by Lukoil-Nizhnevartovskneft, which marks Ukraine's first strike on Russian infrastructure tied to Caspian Sea oil extraction, NV sources in the SBU said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 10:56 AM

Fugitive oligarch Firtash wins U.S extradition case in Austria

The Vienna Higher Regional Court has definitively ruled out the extradition of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the United States, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 09:45 PM

State Dept.: Europe’s Russia energy bills dwarf Ukraine aid

Most European countries spent significantly more on Russian oil and gas from 2022 to 2024 than they provided in support to Ukraine, U.S. Deputy State Secretary Christopher Landau wrote in his Dec. 6 X post.

8 December 2025, 10:50 AM

Even post-war, EU will not return to Russian gas, commissioner says

The European Union will never return to Russian energy supplies, even after the war in Ukraine ends, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Dec. 5 in an interview with Euronews.

6 December 2025, 02:12 AM

Turkiye quietly renews Russian gas deals despite Western pressure

Turkiye has extended two gas import contracts with Russia for one year, with a combined annual volume of 22 billion cubic meters, Reuters reported on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 01:20 PM

Moscow rushes to save its only remaining gas pipeline corridor to Europe

Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom is “in contact” with Turkish officials about extending contracts for the supply of Russian gas to Turkiye, Interfax-Russia wrote on Dec. 1.

2 December 2025, 12:39 PM

Orban–Putin talks focused on energy projects

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban met Nov. 28 with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to discuss hydrocarbon supplies, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and construction at Hungary’s Paks NPP, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Twitter post.

28 November 2025, 10:57 PM

Hungary’s Orban to travel to Moscow for chat with Putin—report

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on Nov. 28 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Central European media outlet VSquare reported on Nov. 27, citing unnamed sources.

28 November 2025, 02:36 AM

U.S. delays Russia oil sanctions on Hungary for one year

The United States will delay sanctions on Hungary's imports of Russian oil and gas for at least another year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists after a G7 meeting in Canada on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 01:16 PM

Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect held in Italy ends hunger strike

Charged over alleged involvement in 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Ukrainian citizen Serhii Kuznetsov has ended his hunger strike in an Italian prison where he is being held pending a decision on his extradition to Germany.

12 November 2025, 02:41 AM

EU settles on plan to phase out Russian gas by 2028

The European Council approved a plan to ban imports of Russian pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by Jan. 1, 2028, the Council announced on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 08:35 PM

EU eyes full cutoff of Russian gas in phased 2027 plan

European Union energy ministers plan to endorse a unified stance on legislation banning all Russian gas supplies by the end of 2027, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 11:55 AM

Hungary’s foreign minister slams EU in Moscow as gas dispute deepens

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó traveled to Moscow once again to criticize the European Union’s energy policy, declaring on Oct. 15 that Hungary would suffer if it lost access to Russian energy supplies, Reuters reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 05:19 PM

Russia’s oil revenues slump 20% in September

Moscow’s revenues from oil exports fell 20% year-over-year in September to RUB483.5 billion ($5.9 billion), marking their lowest levels since 2020, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 11:48 PM

Kremlin falls short of expectations as Russia’s oil and gas revenues plunge

Russia’s federal budget revenue from oil and gas in September 2025 dropped by 24.5% compared to September 2024, totaling 582.5 billion rubles (about $5.9 billion), The Moscow Times reported on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 02:17 PM

Bulgaria to end Russian gas contracts in 2026, PM says

Bulgaria will terminate its remaining import and transit contracts for Russian natural gas in 2026 and completely phase out Russia-sourced gas from its energy market by 2028, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 11:51 PM

Drone strike stops gas processing plant in Russia’s Astrakhan

A natural gas processing plant owned by Russia’s state monopoly Gazprom in Astrakhan Oblast suspended operations after a presumed Ukrainian drone strike on Sept. 22, Reuters reported on Sept. 23, citing three industry sources.

23 September 2025, 11:46 PM

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