The European Commission today threatened a “point-by-point” rethink of its relations with Russia and Ukraine unless the gas supply crisis is revolved this weekend.

Europe’s governments are holding talks today on how to step up the security of EU energy supplies.

Ukraine has reportedly agreed to sign a deal on monitors to track natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe with no additional conditions.

Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union are bidding today to end a crisis which has left at least seven EU countries facing major gas shortages amid a winter freeze.

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine were warned today to stop treating Europe’s gas supply as a “hostage” in their continuing dispute over unpaid bills.

One of the world’s most dangerous nuclear power plants mothballed after international protests may be re-opened because of the Russian gas row it emerged today.

Fears over the supply of gas to European Union countries were growing today after Russia raised the stakes in its dispute with Ukraine.