Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian energy giant Gazprom's decision to suspend gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland is yet another attempt at blackmail, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
Warsaw [Poland], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland will no longer be purchasing natural gas from Russia, instead the country will increase domestic production and look for alternative supplies, Polish Secretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Piotr Na
Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): EU companies may open an account in Gazprombank to pay for Russian gas using a new payment scheme devised by Moscow without running afoul of the bloc's sanctions against Moscow, the European Commission said on Friday.
Rome [Italy], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio called on Thursday for a reform of the European Union veto system, saying several member states are not on board with the idea of a Russian gas price ceiling.
Nicosia (Cyprus) 11 April (ANI): As the war in Ukraine rages on, leaders of European countries, notably Germany, have come to realize that they made a serious mistake by becoming so dependent on Russian energy. Currently, Europe depends on Russia for roughly 40 percent of its natural gas
Brussels [Belgium], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Brussels officials are discussing the issue of banning the supply of Russian gas, coal or oil, this is a moral issue, Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag said on Monday.
Bratislava [Slovakia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Slovakia cannot give up Russian gas and will pay for supplies in rubles if needed, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik said on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia will demand that other exported commodities are paid for in its national currency after President Vladimir Putin said the West must buy its natural gas with rubles, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Berlin [Germany, April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is still receiving Russian gas, but is preparing for all scenarios, Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Saturday.
Moscow [Russia], March 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the procedure for the fulfillment of obligations to Russian natural gas suppliers by foreign buyers, which stipulates that all contracts for pipeline gas deliveries with companies registered in unfri
Moscow [Russia], March 24 (ANI): In an effort to prop up the value of the ruble which plunged post the massive sanctions imposed on Moscow by the US and European countries over the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced that the "unfriendly countries" must us
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): European Union on Friday (local time) said that it will table proposals by the end of May to phase out the dependency of European Nations on Russian gas, oil and coal by 2027.