Germany and Greece are increasing gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, reported Financial Times.
This was in response to the decision of russia's Gazprom to suspend gas supplies to these countries due to their refusal to pay in rubles.
According to the Hellenic Gas Transmission System, the reservation of gas capacity through the Sidirokastro gas pipeline, a crossroads between Greece and Bulgaria, increased significantly on Thursday. Greek gas company DEPA is bidding to sell gas to Bulgaria.
The German gas pipeline operator Gascade reported that gas flows at the key checkpoint between Germany and Poland for the "Yamal-Europe" gas pipeline have recently increased by more than 25%, from 9 to 12.7 million kWh/h.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden stated that the United States is working with South Korea, Japan, and Qatar. They will help meet the energy needs of countries threatened by russia with gas blackmail.