VOA Russian: Collapse of Kremlin's strategy of gas blackmail against Europe
A major natural gas pipeline supplying Russian energy to Europe ran dry Wednesday after Ukraine stopped Moscow’s six-decade supply in the hopes of hurting Russia financially. The planned move marks the end of an era in which many European countries kept warm using gas pumped by Russia.
Why Did Ukraine Halt the Flow of Russia’s Natural Gas to Europe?
The Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline was built in the Soviet era to carry Siberian gas to European markets. It became the main conduit to Ukraine’s border with Slovakia from Siberia, passing through the town of Sudzha — which is now under the control of Ukrainian military forces — in Russia’s Kursk region.
Europe is burning through its gas reserves at the fastest pace in seven years, leaving Germany “acutely” exposed as cold ...
Europe’s vast natural gas inventories are currently depleting at the fastest clip since 2018 as cold weather ramps up heating needs ...
European natural-gas prices fell in early trade but remain elevated on the month due to colder weather forecasts and supply concerns following the suspension of Russian gas transit through Ukraine.
A wave of predictions that a polar vortex will make this January the coldest in years sent natural gas prices up this week, ...
A transnational pipeline was shut down on Wednesday after Kyiv refused to renew a prewar agreement that allowed for the ...
"We stopped the transit of Russian gas, this is a historic event," Herman Galushchenko, Ukraine's energy minister, said in a ...
Russia’s share of the EU pipeline natural gas market dropped sharply to about 8% in 2023, according to data from the EU ...
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