Russia is squeezing gas supplies through Ukraine this summer to build EU support for Nord Stream 2, natural gas industry experts tell Bloomberg and the Financial Times. By refusing to meet customer requests to ship more gas through Ukraine during the traditional restocking season, Gazprom has helped... #GasFromRussiaToEU #RussiaSabotagingEU #RussiaSqueezingPipeline
For the EU, Russia is the monopoly supplier of imported pipeline gas. With shipments across Ukraine down by about 20% over pre-pandemic levels, EU stockpiles for the winter are at the lowest in a decade for this time of year, estimates the FT. #EUdependsonRussianGas #RussiaandEU #RussiaSabotagingEU