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Six countries reported on Tuesday a high-total-shipment of Russian gas via Ukraine amid a dispute over the energy threat to Europe in the winter.

Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Turkey, reported the lack of transmission of Russian gas pipelines in Ukraine. Croatia said it would temporarily reduce the supply to industrial customers and Bulgaria said that gas was only "a few days."


In Brussels, the European Union described as "completely unacceptable" sudden gas cuts for some of its members.

In a statement accompanied by severe, the EU complained that the gas had been cut without "a warning and a clear contradiction with the assurances it gave the most important Russian and Ukrainian authorities to the European Union."


On Monday the EU had said that the dispute would not affect consumers in the coming weeks. But the sudden cut in the last days increased pressure to find a democratic solution.

Ukraine reported that the Russian state company fell to third gas shipments to Europe, triggering cuts.


Gazprom for its part accused Naftogaz, the Ukrainian state gas company, the sharp drop in supplies. Russia had said it would reduce to 20% sending gas to Ukraine to compensate for what he described as the diversion of gas by Kiev.

"The responsibility of the possible changes in transmission of gas and reduction of supply to European consumers dependent on Naftogaz, Gazprom said.


Despite the reduction of gas supply, there was no evidence of direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

The company distributes gas to Romania, Transgaz, said Ukraine stopped pumping gas through pipelines that supply these countries at about three o'clock (0100 GMT) Tuesday.


The Turkish energy minister, Hilmi Guler, confirmed the cuts and said the country was trying to compensate with other sources including another Russian pipeline that passes under the Black Sea.

The operator of the pipeline Bulgarian Bulgargaz, Dimitar Gogov, said that his country's reserves were sufficient to meet the needs "for a few days."


Gazprom issued a statement accusing Ukraine of the deep cuts in supplies to Europe via Ukraine almost 20% 65.3 millones_La amount of accusing Ukraine of diverting its pipeline networks.

Russia supplies to Europe nearly a quarter of gas, of which 80% is sent to Ukraine.