The European Union’s plans to give its member states the power to halt gas imports from Russia will not succeed and won’t hurt the Russian economy, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Maria Zakharova also told a news briefing that any such EU move would only lead to a swift redirection of Russian gas supplies to emerging markets.

The Financial Times reported last Friday that the EU was poised to give its 27 member states the power to halt gas imports from Russia and Belarus.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin, Editing by Gareth Jones)