Belgium has urged the European Union to ban Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), warning that companies cannot break long-term contracts unless the bloc as a whole imposes sanctions, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing Belgium’s energy minister.

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EU must “go further” to stop Russian LNG reaching the bloc as concerns rise about an increase in imports, Belgium’s energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten told the newspaper.