Russia restarts gas supplies to Europe

Russia’s Gazprom gas monopoly said today that it had restarted gas shipments through Ukrainian pipelines to Europe after halting them nearly two weeks ago amid a pricing dispute.

Gazprom spokesman Boris Sapozhnikov said the supply was restarted at around 10.30 Moscow time (07.30am Irish time) and EU-led monitors will track the flow of the gas being pumped into Ukraine.