War of words between Moscow and Kiev intensifies over gas prices

摘要

Fears that Russia and Ukraine will remain at loggerheads over gas prices through the winter re-emerged over the past weeks - bringing with them the possibility of supply disruptions to Europe. But even if the dispute drags on, disruption is less likely than two years ago - and would probably not be on the same scale, due to the Nord Stream pipeline starting up, sluggish European demand, and improvements in interconnection and storage in central Europe.