POKROVSK, Ukraine Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most essential export in what was seen as a bid to punish and divide the West over its support.
The tactic against the two EU and NATO members could eventually force targeted nations to ration gas and deal another blow to economies suffering from rising prices.
European leaders blasted Russia s decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as blackmail, saying the cutoff and the Kremlin s warning that it might cease shipments to other countries is a failed attempt to divide the West over its support for Ukraine.
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Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most essential export in what was seen as a bid to punish and divide the West over its support for Ukraine.