AKIPRESS.COM - Physical gas flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline at Germany's Mallnow point fell to zero on Tuesday afternoon, Reuters reports citing data from operator Gascade.
Russian gas deliveries to Europe on the other two key pipeline routes were broadly steady.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced earlier that Russia will demand “unfriendly” countries pay for natural gas only in Russian currency instructing the central bank to work out a procedure for buyers to acquire rubles in Russia. The demand sent already high gas prices even higher amid fears it could be a prelude to a natural gas shutoff, which could disrupt Europe’s economy and hurt Russia’s finances.