Russia denied accusations on Wednesday that it was using natural gas supplies as a tool of blackmail after energy giant Gazprom halted flows to Poland and Bulgaria, and the Kremlin said other countries refusing to pay for gas in rubles could face the same outcome.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Gazprom’s announcement was yet another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected this, telling reporters: “Russia was and remains a reliable supplier of energy resources to its consumers and remains committed to its contractual obligations.”
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