Gazprom executive accuses Ukraine of cutting gas deliveries

BERLIN: Gazprom vice-president Alexander Medvedev accused Ukraine on Wednesday of cutting all gas deliveries to Europe, warning of "very serious technical problems" if pipelines stay closed.

"Last night Ukraine shut down all gas pipelines to Europe," Medvedev told reporters in Berlin. "This morning no pipeline is bringing gas through Ukraine to Europe."

Laying the blame for the crisis squarely on Kiev, he warned there would be "very serious technical problems with this very cold weather if the pipelines stay closed for a long time."