The EU's 21st sanctions package targets Russian LNG tankers even as Europe buys nearly 97% of Yamal Arctic LNG exports this year.

Arctic LNG 2 und Yamal LNG sind auf spezielle Tanker angewiesen. Jetzt will die EU Russland den Kauf neuer Schiffe verbieten. Welche Folgen hat das?

Despite a short-term contract ban which came into effect in March, almost 97 percent of the ships that left Russia’s Arctic Yamal site arrived at an EU port.

The EU's 21st sanctions package targets Russian LNG tankers even as Europe buys nearly 97% of Yamal Arctic LNG exports this year.

EU imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Yamal project increased by nearly 18% in the first five months of 2026, according to a report by environmental and…