Moscow on Wednesday said it has cut off Poland and Bulgaria from receiving Russian gas, because the two countries have failed to make their payments in rubles, something Vladimir Putin has demanded. The European Union has countered that Russia is trying to blackmail countries that support Ukraine. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler, who is in Berlin, about the immediate implications of Moscow’s move.
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