Putin turns off the gas

Azerbaijan News.Net
Thursday 8th January, 2009

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told state energy company Gazprom to stop all gas supplies to Ukraine.

Russian news agencies say Mr Putin ordered the CEO of Gazprom to turn off the pipeline, which he did in the presence of international observers.

Before the gas was turned off, European deliveries had slowed considerably, causing the EU to send monitors to check the flow of gas.

Putin ordered the gas to be turned off to prove Ukraine had already blocked all four export pipelines, not Russia.

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