Gazprom warns EU on Russian gas supplies

Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom has warned EU member states against blocking its ambitions to expand in Europe, threatening it could shift gas supplies to North America or China.

The Russian company's warning followed press reports that the British government is considering a change in its merger rules to prevent the possible takeover of Centrica, the UK's major gas supplier, by Gazprom.\n \n"It is necessary to note that attempts to limit Gazprom's activities in the European market a...