A European region has no heating after Russian gas stops flowing via Ukraine. An energy supplier told families to gather in one room to stay warm.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Meanwhile, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico appealed to the EU to find a way to keep Russian gas flowing via Ukraine.
48% : The EU as a whole also still imports seaborne Russian liquefied natural gas.
46% : "Halting gas transit via Ukraine will have a drastic impact on us all in the EU -- but not on the Russian Federation," Fico said in his New Year's address.
43% : The cessation of gas supplies would hit Transnistria particularly hard since the region has been getting gas free of charge from Russian state-owned giant Gazprom.
37% : EU countries, like Slovakia, still rely on Russian gas, highlighting geopolitical risks.

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