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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU urges member states to slash gas use by 15% to counter ‘Russian blackmail’

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany.
Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany. The EU believes Russia will completely shut down its gas supplies to the EU. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

The European Union’s executive body has urged member states to slash their gas consumption by 15%, as it warned that a complete shutdown of Russian supplies was “likely”.

The EU has been scrambling to wean itself off Russian gas since the invasion of Ukraine, but is alarmed about a potential energy crisis this winter.

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