Russia to Slash Europe’s Flow of Natural Gas

“Russian state-owned energy producer Gazprom said natural-gas exports through the vital Nord Stream pipeline to Germany would drop to about a fifth of the pipe’s capacity, blaming problems with a turbine and raising new questions about Europe’s ability to sock away enough gas for the winter,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Washington Post: “German officials are especially worried about gas supplies for winter and have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of using gas as leverage against Western countries backing Ukraine.”