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Dec 20, 2022

Russia reacts to E.U. gas cap

From the BBC World Service: Russia has described the European Union’s cap on the price of gas as “an unacceptable market attack”. The limit was agreed in response to soaring energy bills caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Plus North Korea has criticized Japan’s decision to double its defense spending. And European traders at the Christmas markets in northern England tell us about how they’re coping with the challenges of soaring inflation and Brexit regulations.

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Officials visit a natural gas pipeline facility in Lubmin, northeastern Germany. Since invasion of Ukraine, the country has effectively weaned itself off of Russian natural gas.
Officials visit a natural gas pipeline facility in Lubmin, northeastern Germany. Since invasion of Ukraine, the country has effectively weaned itself off of Russian natural gas.
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