Energy crisis: where could Europe’s gas come from if Russia cuts exports?

Threat of war with Ukraine has led to fears of gas shortages in Europe, but there are alternative supplies

Rising tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border have raised fears that Europe's gas supply crisis could become far more serious. Gas market prices have already surpassed record highs and threaten to saddle European households with a cost of living crisis.

Russia is Europe's largest supplier of gas, of which a third flows through Ukraine's gas pipelines to countries across the continent. Russian gas flows have been a quarter lower than usual over the past year, but European leaders now fear that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could spell an energy catastrophe if gas exports are cut.