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Russian gas to Europe 'blocked' Russian gas to Europe 'blocked'
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Russian gas giant Gazprom says Kiev has blocked deliveries of gas to Europe, hours after the company resumed some supplies into Ukraine. Russian gas giant Gazprom says Kiev has blocked deliveries of gas to Europe.
Hours earlier, a Gazprom official had ordered a resumption of supplies bound for Balkan countries. Gazprom deputy head Alexander Medvedev said Ukraine had failed to carry the gas westwards, hours after the company resumed supplies across the border.
Hundreds of thousands of Europeans are without gas after Russia turned off the taps in a dispute with Ukraine almost a week ago. Ukraine said it could not pump the gas on because Russia had switched the transit route. Moscow denies this.
Moscow and Kiev are locked in an ongoing dispute over debts and prices. Hundreds of thousands of Europeans are without gas after Russia turned off the taps in a dispute with Ukraine over debts and pricing almost a week ago.
Russia shut off the gas to Europe last Wednesday, accusing Kiev of stealing gas meant for other European customers.
Ukraine's domestic supply was cut a week earlier.
Russia said gas started flowing from the Russian pumping station at Sudzha at 1030 local time (0730 GMT). This was later confirmed by monitors.
Ukraine said the gas could take up to 36 hours to reach its borders with Russia's European customers.
But Gazprom officials said pressure in the pipelines should be sufficient to enable the gas to flow at both ends simultaneously.