BRUSSELS—A dozen European Union countries have now been affected by cuts to gas supply from Russia, EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Thursday, as the bloc faces a deepening energy standoff with Moscow.
Russia slashed flows through its Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 40 percent of capacity last week citing problems with equipment, having already cut gas to Poland, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Finland over their refusal to comply with a new payment scheme.
