And the continent has been left out in the cold once before. In January 2009, Gazprom ordered cutbacks of deliveries through Ukraine, causing severe shortages in six countries in eastern and southeastern Europe.
俄天然气的古怪行为绝不容欧洲小觑。欧洲大陆天然气有30%需要依赖俄罗斯，其中又有80%需要经过乌克兰输送。欧洲大陆曾经被断气过。2009年1月，俄天然气决定削减经乌克兰的天然气护送，导致东欧和南欧六国天然气严重短缺。