European nations are looking at ways to increase their imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including from Russia, as concerns about a shortage of natural gas across the European Union (EU) continue ahead of the upcoming winter. The EU has said it wants to end its reliance on Russian gas after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with officials in March of this year saying the goal is to reduce dependence on Russian gas by as much as two-thirds by the end of 2022. EU officials also have said they want to end most or all of their imports of natural gas from Russia by the end of the decade.
