Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine . Governments are trying to replace energy supplies from Russia, mindful that their regular payments are funding a war that has seen thousands of civilian deaths and widespread destruction. They also face a nerve-wracking showdown with Moscow over its demands for payments in rubles , and the possibility that Russia will block supplies, as it did to Bulgaria and Poland last week. Russia-Ukraine war Live updates | Poland, Sweden host Ukraine donors’ meeting Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine Easy out from steel mill seen as unlikely for Ukraine troops EXPLAINER: Why Victory Day in Russia is different this year European Union countries import 40% of gas […]