“Russia stops gas supplies to Austria Russian Gazprom has stopped transiting gas through Ukraine to Austria since November 16. The Austrian authorities declare their readiness for such a step and the availability of alternative sources of gas supply.”, — write on: unn.ua
Details
The publication notes that the oldest route for the export of Russian gas to Europe is a pipeline built in Soviet times. Ukraine plans to close it at the end of this year, when the agreement expires, to deprive Russia of the revenues that help Moscow finance the war.
The termination of Gazprom’s cooperation with Austria means that Russia will now supply significant volumes of gas only to Hungary and Slovakia, in the case of Hungary – through a pipeline that runs mainly through Turkey.
Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer said that Gazprom’s announcement about the suspension of supplies was expected, and Austria had prepared for it.
“No house will cool down… the gas storages are full enough,” he told reporters.
The oil and gas company OMV assures that they are ready to stop the supply of gas from Russia and will be able to supply gas to their customers by importing it through Germany and Italy, as well as receiving liquefied gas from the Netherlands.
We will remind
Although Russia is losing its position on the European gas market, some countries still cannot refuse to buy Russian energy carriers. According to the Bruegel analytical center, Russia accounted for 15% of gas imports into the EU in 2023.