EU moves toward mandatory ban on Russian nuclear fuel imports
European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen (photo: Getty Images)
The European Commission is working to fully ban the import of nuclear fuel from Russia to European Union countries, according to a statement by European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen.
Itkonen said that issues related to nuclear energy and nuclear fuel are more complex, but the European Commission is working on preparing a solution for EU member states.
She noted that while the Commission plans to propose an oil ban by the end of the year, preparations regarding nuclear energy and nuclear products are more complicated and still ongoing. She added that there are no specific deadlines yet, but expressed hope that the proposal would be presented in due course.
Itkonen added that the European Commission plans to complete the implementation of the RePowerEU policy. The goal of this policy is to fully remove all Russian energy from the European Union market, including nuclear energy.
As part of this initiative, on December 3, 2025, representatives of the European Council and the European Parliament reached a preliminary agreement on a complete refusal of imports of Russian natural gas by 2027. Two weeks later, on December 17, the European Parliament approved EU plans for a phased withdrawal from gas imports from Russia.
On January 26, 2026, the Council of the European Union finally approved a complete ban on supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas. LNG supplies to the EU will end on January 1, 2027, and pipeline gas on September 30, 2025.
