Ukraine president says war is ‘nightmare’ for Moscow; EU to discuss ways to wean itself off Russian gas as energy becomes key battleground; top Russian generals killed

The Kremlin has threatened to cut off gas supplies to Europe and warned that the price of oil could rocket to $300 a barrel if the western allies step up their economic war against Russia by banning energy imports.

As European leaders prepare to meet at Versailles on Thursday to discuss weaning the continent off Russian gas and oil, Moscow warned that any such move could be a catastrophe for the global market.

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