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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

What happens if Russia turns off Europe’s gas supply this winter?

Pipes at Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline
Gazprom has recently cut supplies running through Europe’s major natural gas pipeline, Nord Stream 1, by 60%. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

Vladimir Putin and Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom appear to be turning the screw on Europe by limiting gas supplies. The head of the International Energy Agency has now warned that Europe needs to prepare immediately for the eventuality of Russia turning off all gas exports to the region this winter. The invasion of Ukraine has triggered a scramble by countries to wean themselves off energy imports from Russia, but fresh urgency has been injected into those efforts.

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