By Matt Murphy & Alys Davies BBC News Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Ursula von der Leyen stated the EU will assistance member states affected by the gas freeze Russia’s choice to cut off gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria is an “instrument of blackmail”, the EU states. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen stated the relocation revealed Russia’s “unreliability” as a provider. But the Kremlin stated Russia hadactually been required into the action by the “unfriendly steps” of Western countries. Europe depends on Russia for more than a 3rd of its gas requires and state energy giant Gazprom holds a monopoly on pipeline materials in Russia. While numerous European nations haveactually taken actions to wean themselves of Russian oil imports because it attacked Ukraine, Russia has continued to supply big quantity of gas to lotsof European nations. After Western powers positioned monetary sanctions on Russia in action to its intrusion, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that “unfriendly” nations would have to pay for gas in Russian currency. Gazprom stated this was why it had suspended supply to Bulgaria and Poland. Poland stated the relocation was in retaliation for Polish sanctions versus Russian people and companies. Poland has likewise been a secret transit nation for weapons to Ukraine. Bulgaria has traditionally had warm relations with Russia, however a brand-new federalgovernment took workplace last year which has knocked the intrusion. President Putin meanwhi
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