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Saptarshi Ray

Europe scrambles for long-term fix after Putin cuts off gas

Europe is scrambling to respond to Russia's suspension of gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria [File: Lubomira Filipova/AP Photo]

As Poles and Bulgarians worry their cookers and heaters will run dry, the rest of Europe is scrambling to respond after Vladimir Putin’s latest chess move over the Ukraine conflict – cutting off the gas supply to his major customers.

Moscow last week halted natural liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria and has threatened to do the same to other countries over their support for Kyiv, prompting accusations of blackmail by European nations and the United States.

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