Russia Again Cuts Natural Gas Exports to European Countries

Russia Again Cuts Natural Gas Exports to European Countries
The logo of Gazprom Germania at the company's headquarters in Berlin on April 6, 2022. Michael Sohn/AP Photo
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PRAGUE—Russia reduced natural gas to Europe again Friday, including cutting flows by half to Italy and Slovakia and completely to France, as countries have worked to ease their dependence on Russian supplies amid the war in Ukraine.

It marks the third day of significant reductions to the fuel that powers industry and generates electricity in Europe, which also have hit Germany and Austria. It has further spiked already-high energy prices that are driving record inflation in the European Union.