In a worst-case-scenario, Russian gas supplies to Europe via the 140 billion cubic metre per year Ukrainian route may be disrupted unless Moscow and Kiev agree on a new transit agreement before the current one expires on 31 December.
The combination of a cold winter with supply disruptions – the latter of which was seen in 2006 and 2009 – could lead to gas shortages in Eastern Europe despite full storage tanks across the continent. The EU adopted its revised...
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