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Reuters: Energy adviser says Russia close to using natural gas as weapon in Europe’s gas crunch

Published Oct. 26, 2021 at 10:14 am

View of the Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) receiving station, the Nord Stream 2 part of the landfall area in Lubmin on Germany's Baltic Sea coast, taken on Sept. 21, 2021.

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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s global energy security adviser said on Oct. 25 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting close to using natural gas as a political tool if Russia is holding back fuel exports to Europe as it suffers an energy crunch.