LUXEMBOURG, June 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission

on Tuesday proposed the EU bans all Russian gas and liquefied

natural gas imports by the end of 2027, with a ban on short-term

contracts starting next year.

Imports under short-term Russian gas deals would start being

banned from January 1, 2026, before imports under existing

long-term Russian contracts would be banned from January 1, 2028

- effectively ending the EU's use of Russian gas by this date,

the Commission said.