Russia could exit European gas market – Putin

2026-03-04 - 17:53

Moscow is considering a withdrawal without waiting for a blanket EU ban on Russian resources, the president has said Russia may withdraw from the European gas market and redirect its supplies elsewhere without waiting for the EU to ban its imports, President Vladimir Putin has said. The president made the remarks on Wednesday after he hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto at the Kremlin. The energy crisis in the EU is the result of the “misguided policies” pursued by the bloc’s authorities over “many years,” Putin told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin. DETAILS TO FOLLOW