No plan to resume Russian gas supplies... 3 EU diplomats said

Three anonymous EU diplomats said the bloc has no plan to resume imports of Russian gas, pushing back against reports that Washington is urging a restart of sales via pipelines through Ukraine. One diplomat said the EU is holding to its principle of ending dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while another saw no reason to ease any sanctions or restrictions on Russia and argued for more pressure over attacks on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. A third said two briefings on talks with the US did not mention buying Russian gas. The stance matters because it signals Brussels will keep its post-2022 energy pivot away from Moscow even as Washington pushes for a thaw. Watch whether US-EU talks produce any formal change in gas purchasing, and whether the EU's sanctions regime stays intact.