Ukraine Russia Conflict: Russia halts gas exports to Finland

Russia’s Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to Finland, the Finnish gas system operator said. Gazprom Export has demanded that European countries pay for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions. “Gas imports through Imatra entry point have been stopped,” Gasgrid Finland said in a statement.

Gasum also confirmed on Saturday that the flows has stopped.

“Natural gas supplies to Finland under Gasum’s supply contract have been cut off,” it said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Russia on 24th February launched the war on Ukraine. And, according to the latest updates, Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city’s Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms. Russian defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenko said 2,439 Ukrainian personnel had surrendered at the steelworks since May 16, the final 500 on Friday. Zelenskiy said Russia should be made to pay for every home, school, hospital and business it destroys. He called on Ukraine’s partners to seize Russian funds and property under their jurisdiction and use them to create a fund to compensate those who suffered.