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Our gas storage facilities are full and we have sufficient capacity to obtain gas from other regions,
We will not be blackmailed and will not be brought to our knees,
We have been very clear that alternative supply is available and there is no need for the continuation of Russian gas transiting via Ukraine to Europe,
We still expect this will exacerbate an energy crisis in Austria that has caused its gas demand to drop significantly, and has hit its manufacturing sector,
said analysts at Eurointelligence It was emphasized that Russia has always strictly fulfilled its treaty and contractual obligations in the energy sector and is ready for mutually beneficial cooperation if the German side shows interest in this,
It is expected that there may be a deterioration of the contractual relationship... with Gazprom Export, including a potential halt of gas supply,
Austria's economy is currently stuck in recession. Germany is sneezing, and Austria is catching the cold. But it is also because higher energy costs have crimped firms' abilities to invest,
Austria can and will manage without Russian gas,
OMV may withhold this next payment, which would be around €213m, but this could trigger Gazprom in cutting that contract off immediately. The live OMV contract is just under half the gas that is transiting Ukraine currently,
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