European Commission sets out emergency plan to reduce gas consumption among EU member states
of using the absence of a turbine as an “excuse” to limit the flow of gas via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
“I would like to stress that according to our information, this is an excuse by the Russian side,” a German economy ministry spokesperson said. It has proposed a voluntary target for countries to restrict its usage by 15% from August until March, accusing the Kremlin of weaponising gas exports.is using energy as a weapon,” the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said in a news conference.
Under the plans, the EU would be able to make the cutback mandatory if there seemed a substantial risk of severe gas shortages. Ukraine’s military and politicians reported heavy and sometimes fatal Russian shelling amid what they said were largely unsuccessful attempts by Russian ground forces to advance.
Ukraine and the west condemn the conflict as an unprovoked war of aggression by Russia against its neighbour.
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