UPI: EU gas security at risk, commissioner says

Members of the European Union are at risk from a Russian gas supplier that views energy as a political tool, the European energy commissioner said Tuesday.

European markets get about 20 percent of their natural gas needs met by Russia, though most of that gas runs through the Soviet-era transit network in Ukraine. Simmering conflict, despite a recent cease-fire agreement, and ongoing debt rows between Kiev and Moscow expose a layer of vulnerability in the European economy.

EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete said energy diversity means energy security for member states.

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