Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most export in what was seen as a bid to punish and divide the West over its support for Ukraine.
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In a dramatic escalation of tensions with the West, Russian energy giant Gazprom informed Poland's state-run gas firm PGNiG said that it will "entirely suspend" gas supplies along the Yamal pipeline starting Wednesday morning, PGNiG said in a statement on Tuesday.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Officials in Poland and Bulgaria said Tuesday that Russia is suspending their countries' natural gas deliveries after they refused
Polish officials say Russia is suspending natural gas deliveries to Poland after they refused to pay in Russian rubles. Poland’s state gas company said it was notified by Russian gas
Polish and Bulgarian officials have said that Russia's Gazprom has threatened to cut gas supplies starting Wednesday. The suspensions would be the first since Russia insisted foreign buyers pay for gas in rubles.
Poland announced on Tuesday that it was preparing to impose sanctions on 50 Russian oligarchs and companies, as Polish media report that Russia has stopped gas deliveries to the country
Polish natural gas company PGNiG said Gazprom would cut supplies starting Wednesday. Bulgaria's energy minister said Gazprom sent Bulgargaz a similar notice.
The suspensions would be the first since Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that "unfriendly" foreign buyers would have to pay the state-owned Gazprom in ruble.
Polish natural gas company PGNiG said Gazprom would cut supplies starting Wednesday. Bulgaria's energy minister said Gazprom sent Bulgargaz a similar notice.
NATO member and staunch Kremlin opponent Poland is among the European countries seeking the toughest possible sanctions against Russia for its invasion. Fellow alliance member Bulgaria is almost completely reliant on Russian gas imports.
The step was denounced by European leaders as "blackmail," and comes as European countries have joined the United States in ramping up arms shipments to help Ukraine fend off a new Russian assault in the east.
Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most essential export as an attempt to punish
By VANESSA GERA and VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and Bulgarian leaders accused Moscow of using natural gas to blackmail their countries after Russia’s state-controlled energy company stopped supplying their countries with gas Wednesday.
Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, dramatically escalating its standoff with the West over the war in Ukraine. European leaders decried the move as "blackmail."
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