RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TIGHTENING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS AND A FASTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REPOWEREU PLAN
In its latest analytical report, “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS AND ACCELERATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REPowerEU PLAN” Razom We Stand presents a powerful roadmap for the fastest and most definitive end to Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and the strengthening of sanctions that will deprive Putin’s regime of billions in military profits.
While Brussels is conducting Trilogue Negotiations on the REPowerEU Regulation with the aim of reaching a final decision by the end of the year, Razom We Stand is calling on the EU to adopt the European Parliament’s more ambitious timetable — a gradual phase-out of all Russian fossil fuels by January 2027, rather than 2028. Razom We Stand warns that the EU Council’s softer position will bring Moscow an additional €29 billion between 2026 and 2028, which will finance nearly a million drones used by Russia in its aggressive war.
The report exposes a lot of existing gaps: Western operators of ice-class tankers for Russian LNG, European energy giants that tolerate gas imports from Russia, re-exports of petroleum products through third countries, and shadow fleets that circumvent sanctions.
To stop this, Razom We Stand calls for:
- Immediate ban on oil and all new gas agreements and spot contracts – from January 2026.
- A complete ban on Russian gas and termination of long-term agreements from January 2027.
- Unifying EU and G7+ sanctions and strict traceability of each molecule of energy.
- Extending EU sanctions on Novatek and its Arctic LNG projects, as Ukraine has done.
By closing these loopholes, the EU could reduce Russia’s military revenues by €23-27 billion annually.
The message is clear: faster and tougher action on REPowerEU and sanctions will weaken the Kremlin’s war machine and strengthen Europe’s energy independence.
