The measure taken by the Russian energy giant Gazprom was in line with an earlier announcement following Helsinki's refusal to pay for the gas in rubles as Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded European countries do since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Such a break was easier for Finland than it will be for other European Union nations. Natural gas accounts for just some 5% of total energy consumption in Finland, a country of 5.5 million. Almost all of that gas comes from Russia, and is used mainly by industrial and other companies with only an estimated 4,000 households relying on gas heating.
In an interview Saturday with the Finnish public broadcaster YLE, Vanhanen said the decision marks an end of "a hugely important period between Finland, the Soviet Union and Russia, not only in energy terms but symbolically." Vanhanen didn't see Moscow's gas stoppage as a retaliatory step from Russia to Finland's bid to join NATO but rather a countermove to Western sanctions imposed on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.
Looks good on them!
Leaders of the free world cut off Russia in symbolic move.
Huge mistake to allow those countries into NATO at this time‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️💣
Why do they need gas and oil? They have their solar and wind energy.
I am not a communist and I'm not a big Putin fan but I think I trust him more than I do any of the deep State players.
People in europe gotta wake up from their stupidity
Big deal
He is so greedy! He will get stuck with his oil. Then he will be forced to give it.
Finland didn't want to pay for the gas so there is nothing symbolic about it. This is just good business practice.
Economic imports & export sanctions are now a economic financial conflicts in gov. More conflicts of controversy never ending controversy conflicts without interest. Economic & Energy resources conflicts of interest . Ban China businesses & tech .
Putin is out of control with humanitarian resources & energy resources cut off neighbouring countries energy resources. Selfish greed .
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Russia cuts off gas exports to Finland in symbolic move. Russian exports of hot air will continue however....
Czechs hte Russia why isn't he attacking them?
War lord!
Putintopia can enjoy going back to the iron curtain lifestyle.
Finland made the first move A wrong move Now it’s russias fault? 😂😂
Because they wouldn’t pay in Rubles. No symbolism there. No pay. No gas.
Best option is Saudi and all their damn oil than nobody needs to like them!
Vlad, thanks for speeding up green energy.
Kazakhstan traitors!
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia must not be reliant on Russian gas! Cut them off!
Now let’s talk about housing, grocery and gas prices in Canada.
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