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At the time of writing, Europe had refrained from declaring an outright ban on Russian gas imports. Nevertheless, it is taking concerted steps to taper its imports in the short-term and wean itself off Russian gas entirely in time. It’s a tall order given that the European Union depended on Russia for about 40% of its natural gas, ahead of the invasion of Ukraine. There is also significant infrastructure, such as the facility pictured, in place to facilitate trade, whereas major new renewables and liquefied natural gas import infrastructure still needs to be developed to enable the switch away from Russia. Photograph: Bloomberg