Belarus leader floats idea of cutting gas to Europe in migrant standoff

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday raised the possibility he could shut down the transit of natural gas to Europe via Belarus in retaliation against any new European Union sanctions imposed over his country's handling of migrants.

The EU on Wednesday accused Belarus of mounting a "hybrid attack" on the bloc by encouraging thousands of migrants fleeing poverty and war-torn areas to try to cross into Poland, and is gearing up to impose new sanctions on Minsk.

Lukashenko, backed by close ally Russia, has dismissed the allegations and blamed the 27-nation bloc and the West for fuelling the crisis at his country's border with EU states.

On Thursday, he raised the possibility of cutting off the Yamal gas pipeline that carries Russian gas across Belarus en route to Poland and Germany.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lukashenko-belarus-retaliate-against-eu-102020058.html

[abqtommy]

1. Here is a list of the top 4 LNG/Liquid Natural Gas producing countries in the

world as of 2020:

1. Australia, top producer
2. Qatar
3. United States
4. Russia, fourth-rated producer.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/274528/major-exporting-countries-of-lng/

Bring it, Lukashenko and sPUTIN.

[RainCaster]

2. Will Vlad let him do that?

That cuts off a significant source of income for Russia. Me thinks that Komrade Putin wouldn't be happy about that.