The EU has urged countries to prepare rations for natural gas amid growing concerns that Russia is about to squeeze it On the supply of the continent.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, released a plan on Wednesday that prompts governments to prepare for winter without an adequate supply of Russian gas. That scenario was put into relief this week as capitals across Europe waited for Moscow’s Nord Stream to restart, a major gas pipeline From Russia to Europe, after a period of scheduled maintenance that is due to end on Thursday. Europeans are on edge because Moscow reduced gas flow through the Nord Stream to about 40% of its capacity even before the maintenance period began.