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Gazprom says supplies are normal, but Poland and Slovakia says they are down (Photo: Bilfinger SE)

Russia reduces gas supplies, as EU imposes sanctions

Poland and Slovakia have said gas supplies from Russia are down, as the EU prepares to impose new sanctions.

A Polish diplomat told EUobserver on Thursday (11 September) that volumes fell by 20 percent on Monday and were down by 45 percent by Thursday.

The same day Slovak PM Robert Fico said supplies to his country had dipped by eight to 11 percent.

Both countries are trying to find out what is going on amid denials by Russian supplier Gazprom that its shipments are any l...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Gazprom says supplies are normal, but Poland and Slovakia says they are down (Photo: Bilfinger SE)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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