Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2015 22:30 -0500
Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine amid accusations, according to The Daily Mail, that its neighbor has been siphoning off and stealing Russian gas.
Due to these "transit risks for European consumers in the territory of Ukraine,"Gazprom cut gas exports to Europe by 60%, plunging the continent into an energy crisis "within hours." Perhaps explaining the explosion higher in NatGas prices (and oil) today, gas companies in Ukraine confirmed that Russia had cut off supply; and six countries reported a complete shut-off of Russian gas
