Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's gas war against Europe is a direct continuation of his war with Ukraine.

" Wherever he can harm, he will. He will use any dependence of Europe on the Russian Federation to destroy the normal life of every European family.

The only way is to hit back and get rid of any addiction,"

EU member states agreed on a plan to reduce gas consumption to mitigate the consequences of a possible stop in the supply of Russian "

The European Commission announced the need to cut gas consumption by 15% back in June. At the time, it was noted that the goal would initially be voluntary, but would become mandatory if the Commission declared a state of emergency..

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Yale Researchers Think Gas Supply Cuts Hurt Russia Far More Than Europe. From a purely economic point of view, Russia needs the European market more than the world needs Russian energy resources..