EU hits out as Gazprom confirms action in response to countries failing to make payments in roubles
Russia has been accused of seeking to blackmail theas the energy giant Gazprom confirmed it had halted gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, prompting crisis talks in capitals across Europe.
The immediate consequence of the move by Gazprom was a 20% rise in the wholesale gas price, putting it at almost seven times higher than a year ago. She said: “We have been working to ensure alternative deliveries and the best possible storage levels across the EU. Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, had warned in March that those countries that were “unfriendly” over the war inThe European Commission had nevertheless said companies should continue to pay Gazprom in the currency agreed in their contracts, about 97% of which are in euros or dollars.Gazprom has also said it would stop transiting gas through the two EU countries to others such as Germany if it discovered any withdrawal of volumes from pipelines.are transit states,” Gazprom said.
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