The logo of Gazprom is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Gazprom is using a mere excuse to switch off natural gas deliveries to its French contractor, the energy minister in Paris said on Wednesday, adding that the country had anticipated the loss of supply. “As we anticipated, Russia is using gas as a weapon of war and is using Engie’s (ENGIE.PA) way of applying the contracts as a pretext to further reduce French supplies,” Agnes Pannier-Runacher said in an overnight statement. The comments came hours after Russia’s Gazprom announced that from Thursday it would fully suspend gas deliveries to Engie, a French utility, citing a dispute over payments. The move will deepen concerns about Europe’s winter energy supply. read more “France has been preparing for this scenario since the spring …,” Pannier-Runacher […]