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Gas to part of Europe shut off - Posted By Graham (amusedtodeath) on 6th Jan 09 at 1:12pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7812860.stm

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Turkey said all its gas supplies via Ukraine had been cut. Romania reported a 75% reduction. Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia are also seeing shortfalls.

The Russian energy giant Gazprom says Ukraine has shut down three of the four pipelines for EU-bound Russian gas.

The European Commission says the supply cut is "completely unacceptable".

The EU depends on Russia for about a quarter of its total gas supplies, some 80% of which is pumped through Ukraine.


What are your views on this - have Russia the right to do this, whether it be a financial or a moral level?
How do you think this can be resolved?

Should other countires be affected because of the actions of just one or two?

Re: Gas to part of Europe shut off - Posted By slip (slip) on 9th Jan 09 at 6:55pm
Its crazy how one country can bottleneck gas supplies to so many people. The EU should take action against Gazprom.