EU Not Planning to Resume Russian Gas Purchases

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EU diplomats say the bloc has no plans to resume purchases of Russian gas or ease restrictions on Russia. The comments come as European, U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet in Brussels on Ukraine’s post-war recovery ahead of planned negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

The European Union neither wants nor has any plans to resume purchases of Russian gas, EU diplomats told EUobserver as European, U.S., and Ukrainian officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss post-war recovery in Ukraine ahead of next week’s US-Ukraine-Russia negotiations in Abu Dhabi.  “We don’t see any rationale at the moment to ease sanctions or restrictions on Russia, in any sector,” an EU diplomat told EUobserver. “On the contrary, in light of the barbaric and cynical attacks on Ukrainian civilians and…