Gas supplies from Russia reach Czech Republic again

Natural gas supplies from Russia began arriving in the Czech Republic on Tuesday evening, said a spokesperson for the biggest Czech distributor RWE Transgas. Russia began pumping gas again after agreeing a new deal on the price of gas and transit with Ukraine, bringing to an end a two-week crisis that left hundreds of thousands of people without heat. The Czech Republic is normally around 75 percent dependent on Russian gas; however, it managed to increase supplies from northern Europe and did not experience a shortfall.