Russia planning ‘decisive energy blow to all Europeans’, Ukraine’s Zelensky warns
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has told Europeans to expect a difficult winter as the Russian assault on his country leads to cuts in oil and gas exports by Moscow.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has told Europeans to expect a difficult winter as the Russian assault on his country leads to cuts in oil and gas exports by Moscow.
Mr Zelensky warned in his daily video address that Russia is preparing for a “decisive energy blow on all Europeans for this winter”.
He was speaking on Saturday after Moscow shut down a main pipeline that supplies Russian gas to the continent.
Moscow has cited Western sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine and technical issues for the energy disruptions.
European countries which have backed the Kyiv government with diplomatic and military support have accused Russia of weaponising energy supplies.
Some analysts say the shortages and a surge in living costs as winter approaches risk sapping Western support for Kyiv as governments try to deal with disgruntled populations.
Last week Moscow said it would keep the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, its main gas channel to Germany, closed and G7 countries announced a planned price cap on Russian oil exports.
In response, the Kremlin said it would stop selling oil to any countries that implemented the cap.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that his government had been planning for a total halt in gas deliveries in December but he promised that his country would make it through the winter.
“Russia is no longer a reliable energy partner,” Mr Scholz told a news conference in Berlin.
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