Russian Gas Supplies Tighten Further

Russian gas supplies to a swath of Europe ranging from Austria to Greece were all but cut off Tuesday as temperatures plummeted across the region, dramatically raising the stakes in a pricing dispute between Moscow and Ukraine.
On Tuesday morning, countries along a southern gas pipeline from Russia that transits Ukraine and delivers gas to Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia and Turkey were cut off entirely, the Associated Press reported. Croatia said its supplies from Russia also were halted, ... Read more...