Lawmakers in the European Parliament sharply criticised the European Commission during a heated debate on legislation to phase out Russian natural gas imports, with several MEPs accusing Brussels of bypassing EU law, damaging the economy and locking Europe into a permanent confrontation with Moscow. Some lawmakers directly named Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, arguing that sanctions had failed to weaken Russia while driving up energy costs for European households and industry.
Supporters of the ban defended it as a necessary security measure to end dependence on Russian energy and stop funding Moscow’s war effort, highlighting deep divisions within the chamber over the economic and political costs of the policy.
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