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European ministers warn it’s ‘quite clear’ Putin doesn’t want peace in Ukraine
Back to Brussels, Foreign ministers of European NATO countries showed little patience with Moscow this morning.
“What we see is Putin did not change any course. Estonia’s foreign minister said he was pressing more aggressively on the battlefield. Margus Tsahkna he said in comments reported by the AP. “It’s clear he doesn’t want any peace whatsoever.”
Finnish foreign minister Elina Valtonen hit the same note. “So far We did not see any concessions by the attacker, that is, Russia, and I think the best confidence-building measure would be to start with a complete ceasefire,” he told reporters.
With political agreement reached to ban imports from Russia by 2027, Europe shuts off Russian gas for good
Meanwhile, European Union lawmakers and member states have agreed to ban all imports of Russian gas by autumn 2027. According to AFP, the bloc is trying to cut off important funds that feed Moscow’s war chest.
The overnight deal aims to break the dependence the bloc is trying to end despite the invasion of Ukraine. and points to a compromise between EU capitals and the European Parliament, which wants the ban to be implemented as soon as possible.
“We achieved this: Europe is turning off the tap on Russian gas forever.” EU energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen He wrote to X.
“We are sending a clear message to Russia: Europe will never allow its energy resources to be used as weapons again,” he said. in question.
AFP noted the following within the scope of the agreement: Long-term pipeline contracts, considered the most sensitive contracts because they can last for decades, will be banned from September 30, 2027. Provided that storage levels are sufficient and by 1 November 2027 at the latest.
Long-term contracts for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be prohibited as of January 1, 2027, In line with the call of the chairman of the commission Ursula von der Leyen Tightening sanctions against Moscow.
Short-term contracts will be phased out at an earlier date: from 25 April 2026 for LNG and 17 June 2026 for pipeline gas.
Overnight deal also We call on the Commission to draft a plan in the coming months to end Russian oil imports to Hungary and Slovakia By the end of 2027.
timeline still needs final approval From the European Parliament and member states.
Morning opening: So what do we do now?
Yakup Krupa
Russia and the United States have failed to make progress toward a peace deal for Ukraine during their talks, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin said, just hours after the Russian president threatened that Russia was ready for war with Europe.
Despite the many pressures placed on Ukraine in the past week, The much-hyped talks in Moscow did not yield any results because Russia opposed the US proposals.
So we’re back to square one. The question is: what’s next?
Before the ministerial meeting to be held in Brussels today, NATO’s Mark Rutte was determined to seek positive results, insisting that “peace talks are continuing” but said “we are not sure when they will end” and so the alliance must be ready to continue supporting Ukraine “to fight against the Russians.”
Rutte declined to comment on Putin’s comments.
The US Secretary of State gave another sign that will worry the Europeans, especially after Putin’s war warning: Marco Rubio does not attend the meeting. His assistant Christopher LandauAlthough it represents the USA Seems to question NATO’s need just a few months ago.
However Rutte insisted there was nothing special about any of it, saying it was “perfectly acceptable” for Rubio to not show up given his other commitments.and that he had dinner with Landau last night and thought Landau would be “really great at the table.”
Let’s see what comes out of this meeting.A press conference is expected to be held in the afternoon.
We should also hear from Ukrainian Zelenskyy at some pointComments on yesterday’s talks In the Kremlin.
I will bring you all the important updates throughout the day.
His Wednesday, December 3, 2025, his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
