Gazprom reduces gas supplies to Italy, France cut off
By DW
19 June 2022 |
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An Italian energy firm says the Russian company is slashing its deliveries by 50%. France's gas operator says it has not received any natural gas from Russia via its pipeline from Germany for more than a month.
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