Tuesday, July 26, 2022

EU countries agree gas emergency plan amid fears Russia could turn off taps

European Union member states have agreed to cut gas consumption to save supplies amid fears Russia could turn off the taps this winter.


Twelve EU countries have already seen disruptions to gas deliveries from Russian energy giant gazprom.


Moscow says that's down to Western sanctions, contractual issues and repairs, but Brussels accuses the Kremlin of using energy as a weapon and a means to blackmail the bloc. 


Before Russia invaded Ukraine, the EU relied on Moscow for 40% of its natural gas imports. Now it's scrambling to diversify suppliers.


Rosie Birchard is at an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels where the deal was struck on Tuesday.


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