The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday proposed to member states a cap on the price of Russian gas delivered to the EU, in order to "
reduce Russia's income
".
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“
We need to cut the revenue from Russia that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is using to fund this atrocious war against Ukraine
,” she said.
“
At the beginning of the war, Russian gas by pipeline represented 40% of all imported gas.
Today, it represents only 9%
,” said the manager.