PARIS, France -- Moscow's latest warning that Europe could Russia in mid-June cut its deliveries for Ukraine after a pro-Western government took power, saying that Kiev had not be paying its bills on time.
But Russian gas destined for other parts of Europe was still flowing through Ukraine.
On Friday, however, Russian energy minister Alexander Novak warned that there was “a high risk that gas delivered by Gazprom for Europe will be illegally taken by Ukraine for its own use”.
The warning came just a day before EU leaders were due to meet to discuss possible new sanctions against Russia, which they believe is directly involved in the insurgency in east Ukraine.
Moscow has a history of using energy supplies as a political weapon and has twice turned off the tap to Ukraine in the past decade, causing supply disruptions to Europe in 2006 and 2009. Read the full story here.
