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    The Independent: Putin's Gas Threat: What Happens if Russia Cuts the Gas to Europe?

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The Independent looks at how secure Europe's energy supply is in light of Russia's threats that it will gas to Ukraine and hence the rest of Europe

by: Erica Mills

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The Independent: Putin's Gas Threat: What Happens if Russia Cuts the Gas to Europe?

Russia has threatened to turn off the gas supply to Ukraine “by the end of the week”, sparking fears of a potential fuel shortage across the whole of Europe.

The dispute comes as both sides prepare to renew EU-brokered deals on gas prices – yet the crisis has gone far beyond a simple bargaining tactic after Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s unwillingness to provide rebel-held areas with winter fuel “smells of genocide”.

So is the rhetoric coming from the Kremlin just so much hot air, or does the proposed cut-off threaten fuel bills for British families and lives in Eastern Europe?

Read the full article HERE.

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