NATO warns of Russia gas power

Russia may be building up a gas cartel from north Africa to central Asia to use as a political weapon when dealing with Europe, NATO experts have warned.

Russia – which supplies a quarter of Europe's gas – is aiming to form an alliance with Algeria, Libya, Qatar, central Asia and maybe Iran, which would give them power over the gas market, an internal study by NATO's economic committee has said.

That would strengthen Moscow's hand in relations with Europe and particularly with nei...