The Latest Breaking News from Gazprom

The Kremlin is likely to keep vital gas flows to Europe at minimal levels as long as the standoff over Ukraine continues, ratcheting up the pressure on the European Union over its tough stance on Russia’s invasion, according to people familiar with the leadership’s thinking.

"Today, the E.U. has taken a decisive step to face down the threat of a full gas disruption by Putin."

Despite most energy ministers backing the scheme the EU was forced to water down proposals

Deal reached hours after Moscow further slashed energy supplies to continent

Analysis: Southern European countries were unwilling to sign up to homogenous 15% cut in gas

Member states are looking to mitigate the effect of a Russian squeeze on gas flows before the winter season.

Russian gas giant Gazprom's announcement that it will further slash deliveries to Europe this week is politically motivated, European Union energy policy chief Kadri Simson said on Tuesday, disputing the company's claim that it had cut supply because it needed to halt the operation of a turbine. "We know that…

Russian gas giant Gazprom's announcement that it will further slash deliveries to Europe this week is politically motivated, European Union energy policy chief Kadri Simson said on Tuesday, disputing the company's claim that it had cut supply because it needed to halt the operation of a turbine.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of waging a ‘gas war’

The EU on Tuesday reached agreement on how to cut member states' consumption of gas by 15 percent and reduce their dependence on Russian supplies. Russian energy giant Gazprom on Monday said gas flows to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would fall to 33 million cubic metres (MCM)…

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