EU Commission: Expected shutdown of Russian gas
That Russia would shut off the flow of fossil gas to Europe via Ukraine today was fully expected and the EU is well prepared. This is what a spokesperson for the EU Commission said in a statement according to Reuters.
According to the Commission, the European gas infrastructure is robust enough for gas-dependent countries in Eastern and Central Europe to be able to import from elsewhere.
Russia's agreement with Ukraine to be able to supply gas to Europe via the country's gas pipelines expired at six o'clock this morning, Swedish time. At that time, the state-owned Russian gas company Gazprom also turned off the tap.
Transnistria turns off heating after gas announcement
Households in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria have neither hot water nor heating after Russia stopped its gas deliveries via Ukraine on Wednesday morning. This is reported by Reuters.
The local energy company is urging residents to dress warmly and gather family members in one room.
“It is forbidden to use gas or electric stoves to heat apartments – this could lead to tragedy,” the company wrote in a statement.
Transnistria is formally part of Moldova, but is considered close to Russia. Moldova has accused Russia of using gas supplies to destabilize the country.
Poland hails gas stop: “A new victory”
Putin planned to use Eastern Europe’s dependence on Russian gas for blackmail purposes, writes Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on X.
The fact that gas supplies were stopped early this morning after an agreement between Ukraine and Russia expired, Sikoriski therefore describes as “Another victory after NATO expanded to include Finland and Sweden.”
Slovakia’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico is less pleased.
"Stopping gas deliveries via Ukraine will have drastic effects for the entire EU but not for Russia," he writes on Facebook.
That Russia would shut off the flow of fossil gas to Europe via Ukraine today was fully expected and the EU is well prepared. This is what a spokesperson for the EU Commission said in a statement according to Reuters.
According to the Commission, the European gas infrastructure is robust enough for gas-dependent countries in Eastern and Central Europe to be able to import from elsewhere.
Russia's agreement with Ukraine to be able to supply gas to Europe via the country's gas pipelines expired at six o'clock this morning, Swedish time. At that time, the state-owned Russian gas company Gazprom also turned off the tap.
Transnistria turns off heating after gas announcement
Households in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria have neither hot water nor heating after Russia stopped its gas deliveries via Ukraine on Wednesday morning. This is reported by Reuters.
The local energy company is urging residents to dress warmly and gather family members in one room.
“It is forbidden to use gas or electric stoves to heat apartments – this could lead to tragedy,” the company wrote in a statement.
Transnistria is formally part of Moldova, but is considered close to Russia. Moldova has accused Russia of using gas supplies to destabilize the country.
Poland hails gas stop: “A new victory”
Putin planned to use Eastern Europe’s dependence on Russian gas for blackmail purposes, writes Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on X.
The fact that gas supplies were stopped early this morning after an agreement between Ukraine and Russia expired, Sikoriski therefore describes as “Another victory after NATO expanded to include Finland and Sweden.”
Slovakia’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico is less pleased.
"Stopping gas deliveries via Ukraine will have drastic effects for the entire EU but not for Russia," he writes on Facebook.
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