Russia cuts gas supplies to Netherlands, Denmark and Germany

Gazprom raises stakes in sanctions war after EU move to embargo most Russian oil imports and companies miss deadline to pay in roubles

Russia has further cut off gas supplies to Europe, after state energy giant Gazprom turned off the taps to a top Dutch trader, amid an intensification of the economic battle over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

It follows the EU's overnight decision to place an embargo on most Russian oil imports as part of its financial sanctions against the Kremlin.