The European Commission is to present a plan on how countries can prepare for the winter. This comes as Gazprom said it can’t fulfil contracts with Europe.
So far, 12 member states have been hit by reduced gas flows and a couple more have been totally shut-off from Russian supplies.
The European Union has been preparing for the eventuality of a total shutdown in gas supplies from Russia in the wake of Moscow's onslaught in Ukraine. However, the level of preparedness seems to be intensifying as concerns grow that Russia will indeed substantially reduce flows to Europe, or even end them completely.
Gazprom, Russia's energy giant, said Monday that it cannot fulfil gas contracts with Europe due to unforeseeable circumstances. Germany's energy firm Uniper rejected Gazprom's argument. She added that this move from Russia"must be seen as a harbinger of a total gas embargo ahead of the winter season, as European storage capacities are not filled to the required extent, and the governments of European countries heavily dependent on Russian gas supplies will come under immense economic pressure."
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