Capitol Report (April 27): Russia Cuts Off Natural Gas to Two NATO Countries

Steve Lance
By Steve Lance
April 27, 2022Capitol Report
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Capitol Report (April 27): Russia Cuts Off Natural Gas to Two NATO Countries
Russian gas giant Gazprom's Adler thermal power plant in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, on Nov. 30, 2013. (Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images)

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