
Europe could live with less Russian gas. A complete shutdown would be 'catastrophic'
CNN
The United States and its allies are racing to draw up contingency plans in case supplies of Russian gas crucial to powering businesses and heating homes in Europe are choked off by conflict in Ukraine.
Europe would struggle to survive for long without Russian gas, and finding alternative sources presents a huge logistical challenge — a reality that's stoking concerns about the continent's access to energy during an already difficult winter.
"There's not really a quick and easy alternative," said Janis Kluge, an expert on Eastern Europe at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

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