Gas utilities in Berlin say that gas reserves and alternative suppliers can make up for any shortfall in Russian supplies - je 08.01.2009 08

Now that the Russian gas giant - Gazprom - has halted all natural gas shipments to Europe via Ukraine, importers are scrambling to make up for the shortfalls. Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria have been forced to restrict supplies to consumers amid a record cold snap. Other countries, like Germany, have so far been able to avoid that fate.