Report: Russia cuts gas deliveries to Uniper by 25%

MOSCOW, Jun 16 (PRIME) -- German energy giant Uniper SE said it had received 25% less gas than contracted from Russia after Moscow curbed supplies via its biggest pipeline to Europe, Bloomberg reported late on Wednesday.

The Dusseldorf-based company said so far it’s been able to replace the missing volumes with natural gas from other sources, a Uniper spokesperson said by email.

Russia stepped up the use of energy as a weapon by further cutting natural gas shipments via the Nord Stream pipeline, a move that prompted Germany to accuse the Kremlin of trying to drive up prices.

Uniper is Germany’s biggest buyer of Russian gas. Gazprom didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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