Russia and Ukraine have said EU gas supplies started flowing at 8:30 am Brussels time on Tuesday (20 January). The gas could take days to reach the EU border, but solidarity measures mean EU states could survive for "weeks" in any case.
EU pipeline monitors stationed in Russia and Ukraine have not yet confirmed the restart, which comes after Russian supplier Gazprom and Ukrainian transit firm Naftogaz on Monday signed a 10-year contract on gas prices for Ukraine.
The EU team was s...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew 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.
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.