EU chief warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas

| AP | Jul 6, 2022, 13:41 IST

BRUSSELS: European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the 27-nation Europe Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cut-off of Russian gas in the wake of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

The EU has already imposed sanctions on Russia, including on some energy supplies, and is gearing away from Kremlin-controlled deliveries, but von der Leyen said the bloc needed to be ready for shock disruptions coming from Moscow.

"We also need to prepare now for further disruption of gas supply and even a complete cut-off of Russian gas supply," von der Leyen told the EU legislature in Strasbourg, France.

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Vjay San

862 days ago

EU leaders' impotence in standing up to the US is the reason for the war. Their continued obstinance has resulted in global economic distress and food shortage. Their blockade of Kaliningrad and NATO aggression is edging us towards nuclear war. Rightly, the EU leaders should be held responsible for all the negative developments in the world. Even despite the prospect of a total shut-off Russian gas leading to global famine and poverty, they see no reason to roll back and negotiate an end to the war. A war trial should include them and the US as well as they are fanning and fuelling the flames of war.

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