Russia halted natural gas supplies to Ukraine after its western neighbor said it wouldn’t buy more this year amid ample supply. Ukraine’s NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy received its final prepaid volumes of Russian gas on Wednesday, Alexey Miller, chief executive officer of Gazprom PJSC, said in a statement, warning that the halt could threaten supplies to the rest of Europe during freezing weather. The European Commission said transit isn’t a concern at the moment, while Ukraine said it will keep shipping fuel to Europe strictly in line with the transit contract. “During the past 18 months, we have demonstrated that we can ensure stable transmission of Russian gas regardless of whether we get it for Ukraine or not, both in the summer and the winter seasons,” Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev said in an e-mailed statement. “At this time a year ago we did not buy any gas from Russia, having […]