Kremlin denies restricting gas supplies to Europe for political gain
by Rob Davies from Environment | The Guardian on (#5T9J0)
European gas prices climb close to record highs as flows on key pipeline move towards Russia
The Kremlin has denied using Russia's gas resources to turn the screw on Europe, after gas in a pipeline to Germany switched direction to flow eastwards for a second day, keeping prices near record highs as midwinter approaches.
Flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Germany declined over the weekend before stopping on Tuesday and reversing, data from the network operator Gascade showed.
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