BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
23/06/2010
Belarus to cut Europe-bound Russian gas deliveries
TATYANA KALINOVSKAYA
Belarus on Tuesday ordered a shutdown of Russian gas transit deliveries to Europe, as Moscow insisted the latest energy feud with its ex-Soviet neighbour would not hit supplies to European clients.
Belarus' maverick leader President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the move after Moscow slashed supplies to Minsk in a row over unpaid debts, the fiercest in a string of two-way disputes over energy prices and trade.
In a televised remarks during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Lukashenko warned the conflict was turning into a full-blown "gas war" and that he would not tolerate humiliation by Moscow.
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