Why has Russia halted gas supplies via Europe’s main pipeline?
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom has indefinitely suspended gas flows to Europe via a major pipeline, stoking fears some parts of the continent may need to ration energy through the winter.
However, while Gazprom cited an oil leak for the shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the Kremlin has since said that the resumption of gas supplies to Europe is dependent on Europe…