European Gas Crisis Update

CHAN:
The EU says Russia and Ukraine are ready to accept international monitors to check the flow of Russia gas piped to Europe via Ukraine. The stoppage of Russian gas supplies has left many European countries without Russian fuel at a time when freezing temperatures are gripping the continent. Here's more on this story.


STORY:
These Sarajevo residents are resorting to desperate measures to get fuel.

Amid freezing temperatures, Bosnia's just one European country whose Russian gas supplies have been disrupted in the face of the Russia-Ukraine gas pricing dispute.

Russian gas supplies which come to Europe via Ukraine shut down completely on Wednesday.

The row between Moscow and Kiev has spread across Europe, leaving growing numbers of countries without Russian fuel in freezing mid-winter temperatures.

Gas flows to countries including Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece and Turkey stopped, supplies to big economies in western Europe, including Germany and Italy, were also disrupted.

While Moscow accuses Kiev of stealing gas and shutting off the pipelines, the head of Ukraine's state-run energy company Naftogaz blamed Russia for stopping the gas flow.

[Oleh Dubyna, Head of Ukraine's Naftogaz]:
"Ukraine physically cannot halt or not allow the gas to go through. If Russia decides to re-open all six pipelines the decision will be Russia's and not ours. Therefore it is Russia's decision to halt gas supply to Europe."

Europe gets around a fifth of its gas from Russia via Ukraine. More forceful approaches are being taken by the EU as the effects of the row have worsened on the continent.

After a meeting with the Czech Prime Minister, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the EU is ready to help Russia and Ukraine find a solution to the dispute.

[Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission President]:
"We have received assurances, both from Prime Minister Putin, and Prime Minister Tymoshenko, that they both accept international monitors to verify on the ground that this is really working."

Barroso said it was important the gas supply started again immediately.

But despite its talk, the EU will be aware of its limited ability to act, and its failure to reduce its dependency on Russian energy due to internal divisions and lack of alternatives.

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[IIIOGYIII]

Dont worry my brother...now they know who is The Morher Russia....we will soon drink Vodka in Orthodox Constantinople (Istanbul)

Slava Russia from Serbia!!!!

Kosovo je Srbija

Istanbul is Greek

Orthodox Macaedonia

Orthodox Armenia

Orthodox Montenegro

Orthodox Russia

Orthodox Serbia

[isenwald]

Sorry about that brother! I really wish there was a way to send gas to you. I`m sorry about our Bulgarian brothers too. Hope our government will resolve things as fast as possible!

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KOSOVO IS SERBIA! ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE!

[tarasov12]

Ukraine has made a remedy to an international treaty to control transit which has already been signed by Europe and Russia. This is the first such a precedent in international practice.

How we can believe in Ukraine?

[IIIOGYIII]

yea...greetings from cold Serbia....it is cold but I am glad that Mother Russia has told who is THE BOSS!!!!

KOSOVO IS SERBIA

KOCOBO JE CPĐNJA

[Kobzatoronto]

Who will trust the supply of Russian gas in the future?

Might be China?

Putin, please open the gas valve - it's cold in Europe.

[jsbkjbkjn]

what s up europeans?it,s getting cold,isn t it?we gave you notice about russian danger,but ...

[truthspeaker969]

it is George Soros and his ukrainian puppet

president who are causing problems, moron

[SunBeamsan]

Russia causing problems again =.=