Russia’s Gazprom cuts off gas supplies to Latvia – By News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / July 30, 2022
Senior Latvian official says move has little effect as Baltic country already decided to ban Russian gas imports from January.
Russian gas producer Gazprom has said it has stopped sending gas to Latvia after accusing it of violating supply conditions, a move the Baltic country said would have little impact on its gas supplies.
Russia has already cut off gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, Netherlands and Denmark, which refused to pay for gas in line with an order by President Vladimir Putin requiring rouble accounts to be set up in a Russian bank.
Russia has also halted gas sales to Shell Energy Europe in Germany.
In a statement on Saturday, Gazprom did not specify which gas supply conditions Latvia, a European Union and NATO military alliance member bordering Russia, had allegedly violated.
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