Hours after Moscow threatened retaliation against Finland for its decision to apply for NATO membership, Finnish media reported that the Kremlin has threatened to cut off the country's access to Russian gas by May 13. Finland's Iltalehti media agency, citing unnamed sources, reported Russia's warning made to politicians.
Finland is expected to be cut off from Russian gas after May 23, when its next contract payment with Gazprom is due and the country refuses to pay in rubles, according to the local media outlet. It is worth mentioning that Russia cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria in late April after they refused to pay
However, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen told Iltalehti on May 12 that he couldn't confirm the warning. Meanwhile, working groups had been notified of "various scenarios of Russia’s retaliation," according to parliamentary group head Ville Tavio, who noted that preparations had already been made.
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Russia may cut gas supplies to Finland over its decision to join NATO: Report
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