Russia’s Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to France’s major utility Engie
Citing lack of payment, Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom said on Aug. 30 that it would stop gas deliveries to Engie from Sept. 1 over a contract dispute, a move that is likely to heighten Europe's fear about its winter energy supply. Speaking to local radio, France's Energy Transition Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher accused Russia of using gas as a weapon of war and said, "we must prepare for the worst case scenario of a complete interruption of supplies."