U.S. accuses Russia after Putin warning on gas supplies to Europe

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that Russian gas supplies to Europe could be disrupted if Moscow cuts the flow to Ukraine over unpaid bills, drawing a U.S. accusation that it is using energy “as a tool of coercion”. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) chairs a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Mikhail Kli

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露のガス供給警告について／ルハンシクなど、ヤブロフ副内相"We are trying to find a compromise, but the demands put forward by the occupiers are unacceptable. Our aim is to avoid the use of force, but that option remains in place,"