Russia has cut Latvia off from its gas supply, the latest escalation in what risks descending into an energy war between Moscow and Europe this winter.
Fears are rising the Kremlin could trigger a crisis this winter by turning off the taps has cut Latvia off from its gas supply, the latest escalation in what risks descending into an energy war between Moscow and Europe this winter.
The state-owned corporation Gazprom confirmed shipments to the Baltic state would end, claiming they had broke ‘terms for extraction of gas’. Gazprom previously suspended shipments to around a dozen European Union countries including the Netherlands, Poland and Bulgaria, because they would not consent to the demand.
Vladimir Putin could create further misery for Western economies by continuing to cut gas supply, a move which could lead to rationing, put the breaks on industry and trigger a recession.
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