Baltic state passes Russian gas law
Latvia has passed a law banning Russian natural gas purchases from January 1, the Delfi news portal reports
Italy reduces dependence on Russian gas – Bloomberg
Italy has overtaken Germany in terms of reducing its dependence on Russian gas supplies, Bloomberg reports citing gas transport data
Moody’s weighs in on Germany’s energy plan
A complete cut-off of Russian gas to the EU could hurt the bloc’s biggest economy, global rating agency Moody’s warns
Contents of next EU sanctions package revealed
The EU’s seventh package of anti-Russia sanctions will reportedly ban Russian gold imports and blacklist more Russian officials
US threatens Russian oil exports
Russia should comply with the yet-to-be-determined oil price cap mechanism or face even harsher sanctions, Janet Yellen warns