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Putin: If Belarus cuts off the transportation of natural gas, it will violate the transit contract with Russia

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Bloomberg November 13 news, Russian President Putin said in an interview with Russia 24 that Belarusian President Lukashenko did not consult Russia before threatening to cut off the flow of natural gas to the European Union.

Putin said: "In theory, Lukashenko can stop the supply of gas flowing through Belarus, but this will not do any good." Putin said that cutting off the flow of natural gas in Belarus would violate the transit contract with Russia.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 12th that although Belarus threatens to suspend the supply of gas to the Yamal-Europe pipeline, Russia will fulfill its obligation to supply natural gas to Europe. Lukashenko has previously threatened to close a vital pipeline to transport Russian gas to the EU if Poland closes its borders to block thousands of migrants seeking to enter EU territory.

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