Belarus is threatening to tap some of the gas supplies piped to the European Union and crossing its territory. “We received a letter from Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko”, reported Sergei Kupriyanov, a Gazprom spokesman, “in which a threat is actually made that in case of further cuts in gas supplies to Belarus”, Minsk “will begin to take gas from the transit system”.
This morning Gazprom cut its gas supplies to Belarus by 30%.