As part of drafting contingency plans to meet natural gas demand, the European Union is currently assessing all scenarios, including the possibility of a halt in Russian gas supply to the EU next winter, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, said on Thursday. The EU is reassessing scenarios for partial and full disruption of gas deliveries from Russia next winter in order to “help member states revise their gas supply contingency plans,” Dombrovskis said at the European Parliament today, as carried by Reuters. During the Parliament session, Dombrovskis outlined the European Commission’s plan to cut EU demand for Russian gas by two-thirds before the end of 2022 and completely by 2030 to replenish gas stocks for winter and ensure the provision of affordable, secure, and sustainable energy. “We must be in charge of our own energy future and that means we cannot let any third country destabilise […]