Putin Suggests Russia Could Stop Gas Supplies to Europe Immediately

Florian Philippot, leader of the French political party Les Patriotes, called on France to immediately lift sanctions against Russia amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and the growing risk of an energy crisis. He made the statement on the social media platform X. The French politician reacted to remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the future of Russian gas supplies to Europe. "In the middle of an energy crisis linked to the war in Iran, Putin proposes to immediately stop gas supplies even before the EU has time to react. The situation has changed. Let's stop these idiotic and destructive anti-Russian sanctions that only benefit the US,” Philippot wrote. Putin Suggests Russia Could Halt Gas Supplies Immediately Vladimir Putin said Russia could potentially stop supplying gas to Europe immediately rather than waiting for upcoming European restrictions. He made the remarks in an interview with Pavel Zarubin, a journalist with the information service of the broadcaster Vesti.