A total shutdown of Russia's gas supply to Europe will not cause blackouts this winter, the European commission said on Oct. 16, as Vladimir Putin warned of a potential repeat of 2008 when Russia turned off gas supplies to the Ukraine.
Ukraine's Energy Challenge
The Guardian: Russian gas shutdown would not cause blackouts, says European commission
Employees working near an underground gas storage in the village of Opari, some 70 kms south-west from Lviv on Sept. 30, 2014.