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Q&A: How the chill set in

By Stefan Wagstyl

Published: January 8 2009 19:59 | Last updated: January 8 2009 19:59

Why is the EU suddenly short of gas?

Because the main pipelines bringing Russian gas west across Ukraine have been closed. Russia supplies a quarter of the EU’s gas, with 80 per cent of it passing through Ukraine.

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