We won't give in to Putin's blackmail, says Austrian Chancellor as Gazprom cuts supply
Chancellor Karl Nehammer has stressed that Austria will not be left without natural gas during the heating season after Russia’s Gazprom stops supplying gas to the country.
Source: Austria's largest newspaper Kronen Zeitung, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Nehammer confirmed that the Austrian company OMV had received a warning from Gazprom about the suspension of gas supplies on Saturday morning.
The Austrian chancellor said this meant that what they had been preparing for since the start of the war in Ukraine had happened. He also stressed that Austria was demonstrating that they would not give in to Putin's blackmail.
The chancellor pointed out that the country has reliable gas supplies from other sources, and that its gas storage facilities are 93% full, which covers the annual demand of the whole of Austria. In addition, Vienna has already notified the European Commission of the situation.
Nehammer promised that no one would freeze this winter and no home would be cold.
The cessation of Russian gas supplies to Austria became known after OMV announced that it would stop making payments to Gazprom in order to recover €230 million in damages awarded during arbitration.
OMV had predicted this scenario and emphasised that it had diversified its gas supplies with non-Russian sources and additional capacity.
Meanwhile, talk of gas supplies from Russia to Austria being cut off caused a surge in natural gas prices in Europe.
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