European gas prices have dropped after a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Gazprom officials.
The Russian President instructed the country’s state-controlled natural gas company to pump more supplies into the EU, prompting the immediate fall in prices on Thursday.
Europe’s gas prices have soared in recent weeks amid strong demand during the economic recovery from the pandemic. European Union stocks were also depleted after a cold winter.
During a call with officials on Wednesday, Putin told Alexei Miller -- the head of Gazprom -- to start pumping gas into the company’s storage facilities in the bloc.
The natural gas giant was told to supply storage units in Austria and Germany after November 8, by which time Russia's domestic depots are
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