Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine

Kiev: Europe risked gas supply disruptions on Monday after Russia rejected an 11th-hour compromise deal and cut supplies to Ukraine in a feud that has further fractured East-West relations.

Russia’s state gas giant Gazprom said it had switched Ukraine to a pre-payment system — a move that effectively halts all shipments because Kiev has not forwarded any money for future gas deliveries to Moscow. Meanwhile, Nato on Monday released some atellite images which confirm that  that the tanks used by separatist forces that crossed into Ukraine  were indeed supplied by the Russians.