EU already phasing out Russian fossil fuels

European Commission chief spokesperson Paula Pinho told journalists that the EU has already been phasing out Russian fossil fuels, as demanded by the US President, Donald Trump, over the weekend, Report informs via The Guardian.

"Phasing out of Russian fossil fuels is something that we have been doing and are doing actively for a number already of years, since the beginning of the war, with a very clear roadmap, with now even a clear legislative proposal in order to phase out the remaining gas still entering the EU.

… This is something on which the EU has been very actively and we have a very, very clear roadmap, and how to go about it."

She also confirmed that the 19th package of sanctions was still "being prepared" and has not yet been presented to the member states.