Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the country's gas monopoly Gazprom to begin cutting gas glow to Belarus, Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said on Monday.
The decision was made after Belarus refused to pay some 200 million U.S. dollars owned to Russia over gas supplies. Over 85 percent of Russia's gas supplies to the neighbor will be affected.
Meanwhile, Medvedev asked Gazprom to continue talks with Minsk and the gas cut will be "gradual and proportional to the volume of debt," Miller said.
The decision was made after Belarus refused to pay some 200 million U.S. dollars owned to Russia over gas supplies. Over 85 percent of Russia's gas supplies to the neighbor will be affected.
Meanwhile, Medvedev asked Gazprom to continue talks with Minsk and the gas cut will be "gradual and proportional to the volume of debt," Miller said.
