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The European Union moves to end its dependence on Russian energy supplies.
It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service.
I'm William Lee Adams.
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The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to phase out imports of Russian gas by 2027.
The accord marks a compromise between the member states and the European Parliament,
which wanted the ban to come in sooner.
Russia has been funding its campaign in Ukraine through its export of fossil fuels.
Differences remain between EU member states over plans to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
Maxime Chévaux, the foreign minister of Belgium, where the majority of the assets are based,
has said the country's concerns about the proposals aren't being addressed by the European Commission.
Here's Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.
Today is indeed a historic day for our union.
Last night we reached a provisional agreement on the commission's proposal to fully phase out Russian fossil fuels.
We're turning that page and we're turning it for good.
This is the dawn of a new era, the era of Europe's full energy independence from Russia.
But why is the EU making this decision now?
I put that to Alexander Koliander, a senior researcher at the Center for European Policy Analysis.